Attacks on schools in Afghanistan have tripled between 2017 and 2018 - the first time school attacks have gone up since 2015.

During this period, the number increased from 68 to 192, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (better known as Unicef).

The ongoing conflict and worsening security situation across the country left more than 1,000 schools closed by the end of last year.

Half a million children couldn't get access to education as a result.

Access to education and safe learning environments is one of the many challenges children face in Afghanistan.

An estimated 3.7 million children between the ages of seven and 17 - nearly half of all school-aged children in the country - don't go to school in Afghanistan.

Read more: BBC