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Schools, Afghan Girls Are The Most Vulnerable By Josh Smith: Article Analysis

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The article titled, “When violence closes schools, Afghan girls are the most vulnerable” by Josh Smith explained how the advancement of violence in Afghanistan is threatening education but more so girls' education. The article first explained how a large amount of girls in Afghanistan have never been to school, but the article later explained although not all children have received education a large majority have but that is now headed in reverse. Furthermore the article explained the growing violence in the country is a cause to the schools “closing at an alarming rate due to insecurity” as explained by the Human Rights Watch report. This insecurity is causing once secure schools to close down, furthermore preventing children from gaining

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