Inside Afghanistan's secret schools where women defy the Taliban to educate girls
Summary
The Taliban in Afghanistan banned education for girls older than 12 nearly five years ago. Despite this, Afghan women are secretly running underground schools to keep educating girls.Key Facts
- The Taliban banned education for girls older than 12 about five years ago.
- New laws continue to restrict girls' education in Afghanistan.
- Afghan women are organizing secret schools to teach girls illegally.
- These secret schools operate underground in cities like Kabul.
- Women involved risk their safety by protesting and educating girls.
- Reporters Leila Molana-Allen and Eric O’Connor visited one of these secret schools.
- The secret schools are a form of silent resistance against Taliban rules.
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