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Music was once banned under the Taliban, but now the U.S. State Department, the World Bank and other supporters are giving young children the opportunity to play traditional music, and even learn new instruments. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports. (TODAY)

A former conductor with the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra is bringing his talents to the classroom, training orphaned children in classical music. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Filmmaker Jenny Bowen found her life calling, helping Chinese orphans, and started a foundation to nurture the children who need it the most. NBC's Jane Pauley reports. (TODAY)

Heather Paul, CEO of SOS Children's Villages USA, tells TODAY's Meredith Vieira that there are reports of Haitian parents reclaiming some of the children allegedly taken without permission by mission workers 

Jan. 29: The red tape that limits Haitian adoptions is now even, worse, as each one now requires the prime minister's approval. NBC's Kerry sanders reports. (Nightly News)

Jan. 26: A Pennsylvania church group travels to Port-au-Prince to rescue its orphans. All 12 children are moved out of the Haitian capital to a safer surrounding. Watch their journey. (msnbc.com)

Jan. 13: Dixie Bickel, who runs God's Littlest Angels orphanage near Port-au-Prince, speaks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about the devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake.