A father should be worried about school fees, homework, and his children’s future—not whether they will return home alive. Today, a man is giving charms to his son and daughter before they go to school, hoping it will protect them from bandits. This is the painful reality many families now face. When parents have more faith in charms than in the security of their country, it shows how deep the fear has become. No child should have to carry the burden of insecurity on their way to learn.

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