UNICEF says it and partners have delivered learning materials to four million children in Afghanistan and helped rebuild 232 schools, stressing every child deserves a safe place to learn.
The UNICEF Representative to Afghanistan Tajudeen Oyewale shared images on X on Wednesday, May 6, showing Afghan children receiving education kits.
He wrote that distributing learning materials and rebuilding schools has created better environments for children to learn and grow across Afghanistan.
While the UN works to improve educational spaces, Taliban policies, including the continued ban on girls’ education beyond sixth grade, have effectively excluded half of Afghanistan’s student population from formal schooling.
There has also been widespread criticism of curriculum content and Taliban pressure to shift the education system towards more hardline religious teachings.
Critics argue that without an inclusive and standardised education system, children’s futures are at serious risk, and that providing materials alone cannot meet the real needs of a society facing deep social and educational pressures, especially while girls remain barred from returning to classrooms.
