Afghanistan

Photo Essay

Born into conflict: Threats beyond the front lines

More than 29 million babies were born into conflict-affected areas in 2018. UNICEF is working to protect them from trauma and toxic stress

20/09/2019

UNICEF installation unveiled at the United Nations headquarters shows the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018

Press release

3,758 school backpacks laid at the United Nations show the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018

As children in many parts of the world return to school, UNICEF is calling for greater protection of children living in conflict

08/09/2019

Afghanistan. A former police officer holds a gun.

Article

“I was so scared I would hold my breath”

A young Afghan discusses his time as a police officer – and why he wishes he could be back in school

03/09/2019

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Press release

Scores of children among casualties in Kabul attack today – UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

01/07/2019

Ehsanullah, 11, stands in a classroom totally destroyed in the fight between anti-government elements and the US forces in 2007

Photo Essay

Education under attack: Six portraits

Violence is robbing children across the world of the chance for an education

28/05/2019

Assiya, 10, stands by a pile of metal debris that was once part of the the Bodyalai girls school, which was destroyed during a bomb blast in 2015, Bodyalai village, Kuz Kunar, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan 9 April 2019.

Press release

Afghanistan sees three-fold increase in attacks on schools in one year – UNICEF

As global leaders convene today in Mallorca, Spain, at the third International Conference on Safe Schools, UNICEF calls for an end to the fighting and protection of education

27/05/2019

A woman holds a sleeping baby, Afghanistan

Press release

Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Children's nutrition at risk in Afghanistan

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson Christophe Boulierac – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

24/05/2019