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SNAPSHOT: Adolescents in Afghanistan

Growing up as an adolescent in Afghanistan: opportunities and challenges

Youth in Bamyan, Afghanista, take part in a role play about child marriage. — UNICEF Afghanistan

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Growing up as an adolescent in Afghanistan: opportunities and challenges

Author

UNICEF

Publication date

May 2017

Languages

English

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