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Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls

Published by New York Times World By Elian Peltier and Kiana Hayeri · 28 August 2026 at 12:01
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Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls
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The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.

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