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Girls dispirited as their high schools remain closed

As the academic year began in March, girls hoped to return to class with their brothers. But for the second year in a row, secondary schools remained closed

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Statement
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

At the start of the new school year in Afghanistan, UNICEF calls on de facto authorities to allow girls to return to secondary school immediately

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Statement
14 August 2022

Message from the UNICEF Afghanistan Representative: We see you; we hear you; we’re staying here with you

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Waiting for a lifeline

To support the careers of educators like Tahira, UNICEF provided emergency cash support to 194,000 public-school teachers in Afghanistan

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