An Afghan girl attends a class at a local school in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2017. According to Afghan Presidential Palace, less than 1 million children had access to education during Taliban reign, which collapsed in late 2001, but the number has soared to more than 9.5 million children with 40 percent of them girls attending 15,000 schools across the country in 2016. (Xinhua/Rahman Safi)
Over 9.5 mln Afghan children have access to education in 2016
Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-23 19:13:52|Editor: Lifang
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