Report

UNICEF CHILD ALERT REPORT

Preserving hope in Afghanistan protecting children in the world’s most lethal conflict

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Highlights

Every day, an average of nine children are killed or injured in Afghanistan, a country that has become the world’s most lethal war zone after forty years of conflict and turmoil.

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Author(s)
UNICEF Afghanistan
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Languages
English, Pashto, Dari

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English (PDF, 3 MB)
Dari (PDF, 9 MB)
Pashto (PDF, 9 MB)

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