A closed UNICEF educational facility in Kandahar, Afghanistan - 17 Apr 2023
A man cleans an empty educational facility setup by the UNICEF, after it was closed on 16 April on directives of Taliban government in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 17 April 2023. UNICEF and other international organizations have suspended all literacy education classes in Kandahar and Helamand due to Taliban's ban on their activities. This has caused the closure of 1588 classes that were educating 50,000 Afghan children in remote areas of Kandahar province. Since taking control on 15 August 2021, the Taliban have imposed several restrictions on education in Afghanistan.