How women in Afghanistan are fighting the Taliban education ban

After seizing power, the Taliban banned girls from secondary school and later extended restrictions to higher education, employment and other areas.

As a promising high school student, Samreen said, she would eagerly take part in math olympiads as she dreamed of becoming a doctor, studying hard in the classroom before popping into a bakery for a cupcake on her way home with friends.

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