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‘I don’t want to be illiterate’: Afghan girls defy Taliban school ban • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 01 Sep 2022
Despite international pressure, Taliban authorities have banned teenage girls from going to school in most Afghan provinces, denying an entire generation access to education. Some girls have chosen to defy the ban, taking huge risks to pursue their hopes and dreams. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent and Tarek Kai visited a secret school in Kabul where determined activists brave the Taliban’s rules to give young women the education they aspire to.


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