Some 4.2 Million Afghan Children Have No access To School Due To Poverty

Seven-year-old Sami Allah plays with his fridens near his home in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 13, 2013. More than 8.4 million Afghan children, of whom 39 percent are girls, presently attend school, while 4.2 million others have no access to school mainly due to security reasons and poverty.

Sami Allah, 7, warms up his hands in snow in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 13, 2013.

A girl carrying her little sister walks in snow in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 13, 2013. <Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud>