UNITEd NATIONS: The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) on Wednesday condemned a shooting outside a girls’ school in Afghanistan’s Logar province which left two students dead and four people injured, including a teacher.

“This is a heinous, cowardly act against students and a teacher whose only crime was to be in school,” said Catherine Mbengue, Unicef Representative in Afghanistan. “By attacking students and the teacher, the perpetrators are attacking children’s right to education and threatening the very fabric of Afghan society.”

Two gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on Tuesday as teachers and students were leaving Qalai Saeeda girls’ school, located in Pul-i-Alam, near Kabul.