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Girls at a classroom in a settlement for returnees

10-year-old Nadia is washing her hands, using the recently built water tap supported by UNICEF at her school.

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A safe school for Nadia

Improving learning environments with water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities

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Safe water, sanitation facilities and supplies

In the aftermath of western Afghanistan earthquakes, UNICEF trucked safe water and delivered hygiene supplies to 27,300 people.

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Prevention, detection and treatment

A partnership to end malnutrition in Afghanistan

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On 22 October 2023, 9-year-old Khadija shows one of her drawings in her community-based education class supported in Bagh-e-Jalal village, Daikundi province, central Afghanistan.

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Learning to read, daring to dream

In her new community-based classroom in central Afghanistan, Khadija finds hope and inspiration through her blossoming education

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UNICEF responds to seasonal uptick in acute respiratory

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Igniting positive change for children

How UNICEF-supported strategies help families and communities make better decisions.

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In December 2023, 12-year-old Matiullah sits in a dormitory at the UNICEF-supported drop-in center for unaccompanied and separated children in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan at the Torkham border.

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A joyous reunion

After harrowing journeys across borders on his own, UNICEF safely reunited 12-year-old Matiullah with his family in Afghanistan

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On 31 October 2023, Fatima Sadaat, Community Health Worker in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, walks through a community to meet a family in need of healthcare.

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Under Fatima's watchful eye

As a Community Health Worker in one of Afghanistan's most mountainous regions, Fatima expresses how children’s health and well-being often rest in her hands

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On 3 September 2023, a girl smiles with her textbook inside her primary class at Sorya High School in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Safer schools, secure futures

In partnership with the European Union in Afghanistan, UNICEF is ensuring children have safer, more conducive learning environments to pursue an education

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A second chance to thrive

UNICEF supports over 3,300 service delivery points to treat children suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan.

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From streets to classrooms

Recovering a lost generation of children living and working on the streets of Afghanistan

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A day in the life of a vaccinator in Badakhshan

Nasrullah climbs mountains and crosses rivers with his cold box, ensuring no children or women are left behind

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In remote Afghanistan, midwives deliver against the odds

Harsh winters and towering mountains are all in a day's work for Shazia, who cares for pregnant women and makes sure babies are delivered safely.

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On 29 November 2023, children fetch water from a new water tap in a village in Nuristan province's Kantiwa Valley in Afghanistan, where they never had clean and safe water before.

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A lifetime supply of water

In remote Nuristan province, UNICEF is constructing water supply systems to bring clean, safe water to thousands of Afghanistan’s hardest to reach families

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