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Afghan Women’s Fight for Survival | Global News
- Published
- August 15, 2026
- Duration
- 2:22
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- Last updated
- Aug 16, 2026
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Five years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, women’s lives have been shattered by sweeping restrictions: girls over 12 barred from school, women needing male escorts to travel, and child marriage legally permitted. While the Taliban claims three million girls attend schools, reality is far harsher — Afghanistan is now the only country where s…
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Five years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, women’s lives have been shattered by sweeping restrictions: girls over 12 barred from school, women needing male escorts to travel, and child marriage legally permitted. While the Taliban claims three million girls attend schools, reality is far harsher — Afghanistan is now the only country where secondary education for girls is officially outlawed. Women speak anonymously out of fear, recalling August 15, 2021, as the day their dreams va
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