Wednesday, 29 May 2019

'Senseless': attacks on schools soar in Afghanistan – report

Unicef research shows more than 1,000 schools were closed by the end of last year due to ongoing conflict

Attacks on schools in Afghanistan tripled between 2017 and 2018, surging from 68 to 192, according to the UN children’s agency, Unicef, the first increase since 2015.

According to figures collected by the agency, the ongoing conflict had left more than 1,000 schools closed by the end of last year, with half a million children unable to get an education.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2I7Oejo

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