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KABUL / NEW YORK – Five years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is systematically closed to girls and women a distinction that the United Nations…

Despite the official declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza 300 days ago, at least 300 children have been killed in the enclave since that agreement took hold, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday. The grim milestone…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided urgent humanitarian assistance to 690 people affected by the devastating flash floods that recently struck Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province, the agency confirmed on Friday.…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced an intensification of polio awareness and vaccination efforts in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, as health agencies continue their push toward eradicating the disease. On…

KABUL, January 27 – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a stark warning today, revealing that more than 90 percent of 10-year-old children in Afghanistan are illiterate, incapable of reading a simple text. This statistic…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a stark warning this week, stating that persistent cuts to global education funding risk depriving an estimated six million children of schooling by the end of 2026. This escalating crisis…

KUNAR, Afghanistan – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Wednesday that four young children displaced by recent earthquakes have frozen to death in a camp in eastern Afghanistan, underscoring a mounting humanitarian…