Class 11 Afghan girl students attend a class at Zarghona high school in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
DW: Attacks on Afghan schools nearly triple, warns UNICEF
A sharp rise in attacks on schools in Afghanistan is preventing a generation of children from getting an education, UNICEF reports. Threats from the Taliban and "Islamic State" mean hundreds of schools remain shuttered.
Schoolgirls sitting in a classroom in Kandahar
Attacks on schools in Afghanistan almost tripled in 2018, the United Nations children's fund UNICEF warned Tuesday.
The number of incidents rose from 68 in 2017 to 192 last year — the first time an increase has been recorded since 2015.
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WNU Editor: The UNICEF report is here .... Afghanistan sees three-fold increase in attacks on schools in one year (UNICEF).
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