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Afghan women, girls push for education in the face of Taliban resistance

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Since reclaiming power of Afghanistan nearly one year ago, the Taliban have significantly rolled back rights for women and girls. The extremist government has also barred hundreds of thousands of girls from attending school. Pashtana Durrani, the executive director of LEARN Afghanistan and a visiting fellow at Wellesley College's Centers for Women, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

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U.S. & Canada
Tags
Taliban, afghanistan, gender-based violence
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