Attacks against Afghan schools soar, says UNICEF

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The senseless attacks on schools; the killing, injury and abduction of teachers; and the threats against education are destroying the hopes and dreams of an entire generation of children.

Using schools as voter registration centres for parliamentary elections last year was one factor in the increase in attacks, UNICEF said.

About 3.7 million school children between the ages of seven and 17 – accounting for almost half of all school-aged children in Afghanistan do not attend school, according to the UN agency. It blamed insecurity, poverty and discrimination against girls who make up about 60% of children not in education.After the Islamist extremists were toppled in a US-led invasion, millions of girls began to receive an education.Last month, gunmen blew up a girls’ school in western Farah province. The incident followed the killing of a school teacher in northern Faryab province earlier this month.

According to the United Nations, 3,804 civilians including more than 900 children were killed in Afghanistan in 2018, with another 7,189 wounded.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.

 

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