Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report: 1-30 September 2022

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The UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report provides an update on the situation and needs of children, as well as information on UNICEF's responses and funding requirements to meet these needs. 

• UNICEF supported a total of 388,891 children (60% per cent girls) through existing and new Community Based education facilities, in the month of September.
• 1,297,172 people gained access to safe water supply with support from UNICEF in drought affected areas.
• Acute Watery Diarrhoea cases are on the decline with the onset of the cold season however, winter often brings additional health and economic challenges to vulnerable households.
• A suicide attack at a Kaaj tuition centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in Kabul killed at least 53 people, most of them female students, highlighting the increasing risks facing students trying to gain an education and improve their lives.