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Over 90% of 10-Year-Olds in Afghanistan Struggle to Read: UNICEF

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Kabul, Jan 27 (IANS) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stated on Tuesday that over 90 per cent of 10-year-old children in Afghanistan cannot read a simple text. It warned that education system in Afghanistan is at a critical point, with children not even receiving basic learning, the local media reported. Citing UNICEF, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported that more than 90 per cent of 10-year-olds cannot read a simple text, reflecting a crisis of schooling without l…