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![[Nepal] Education has been the hardest hit sector due to the Maoist conflict. Many teachers have been killed and attacked by the Maoist rebels. According to NGO reports, they have also been illegally detained and tortured to death inside the army barracks](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/20051291.jpg.webp?itok=tMiXGeJO "Teachers have been especially targeted in the conflict, allegedly by both rebels and the army. Narjit Basnet’s hand was chopped off by Maoist rebels. He still manages to teach the children at a community school")
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