Girls are banned from any form of education in Afghanistan. This was imposed by the Taliban, who took control of the country in 2021 after the US withdrew. Many Afghans fled the country shortly after that moment and were able to settle in the US. Zalaikha Wahid was one of them. She had dreamed of being a doctor and was studying medicine at Kabul University before fleeing to the US. Wahid shared her experience with GBH’s Stories From The Stage.
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