UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, has recently stated that through investments made by partner organizations in education, children across all regions can attend school and benefit from equal learning opportunities.
In a post on its official X account, the organization wrote that such investments help transform classrooms in areas like Badakhshan into safe and suitable learning spaces where children can learn and truly thrive.
UNICEF further emphasized that providing “new school bags, fresh notebooks, sharpened pencils, and trained teachers” plays a vital role in improving the quality of education.
The United Nations has also consistently stressed that supporting education in remote areas not only enhances learning opportunities but also creates renewed hope and motivation for children and their families.
Previously, UNICEF reported that Afghanistan’s education system is at a critical point, with more than 90 percent of 10-year-old children in the country unable to read a simple text.
Since taking control of Afghanistan, the current authorities have barred women and girls from education and schooling. In their latest restriction, they have also closed the doors of medical institutes to girls and women, despite the fact that the health sector across Afghanistan is facing a severe shortage of personnel.
This action by the current authorities has resulted in millions of female students being deprived of education.
In addition, women have been banned from attending sports clubs, restaurants, public baths, being examined by male doctors, traveling without a male guardian, and working in domestic and international non-governmental organizations, as well as even in United Nations offices in Afghanistan.
