Defying the Taliban’s resurgent war on women.
Teenagers are defying the Taliban’s resurgent war on women by homeschooling girls.
Since taking power last August, the Taliban has thrown girls’ education into chaos, telling female students to stay at home, closing many schools and reopening others only under strict conditions.
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