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Most Children in Helmand Remain Out of School as Access to Education Falls Below 40%
Taliban officials acknowledge widespread lack of schooling as more than half of Helmand’s children remain completely excluded from education.
‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future
With two-thirds of returnees being children, families warn that the absence of schools, teachers and basic services is pushing their futures into uncertainty.
In Helmand, Children Given Opium by Mothers to Soothe Illnesses
Health Experts Warn of Severe Long-Term Effects on Children's Health and Development
In Nimroz Province, Children Forced into Hard Labor to Support Drug-Addicted Fathers
Poverty, unemployment, lack of government attention, and easy access to drugs have fueled addiction.
More than 3,500 Children in Khost Work in Brick Kilns
Young hands bear heavy burdens while education slips away
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Education
The Taliban deferred inquiries on girls’ education “until further notice.”
The Taliban's Minister of Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem, announced…
