When the Taliban took control Afghanistan three years ago, one of the first policy changes was to ban public education for girls and women beyond sixth grade. In the years since, those laws have become more restrictive, and they’re enforced more stringently. Reporter Khwaga Ghani brings us the story of a woman who continues to secretly educate girls in defiance of the law, despite mounting risks and obstacles.
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