Afghan girls attend private madrasas amid Taliban education bans
Four 16- to 17-year-old girls described attending a privately run madrasa in Kabul that opened two years ago after the Taliban suspended government secondary schooling for girls in 2021. The school operates in a converted house with peeling wallpaper and teaches religious subjects as well as maths, science and English to about 600 girls, charging roughly 1,000 afghanis a month. Funding is tight after a foreign sponsor cancelled a donation, and teachers are scarce. Even so, pupils face barred access to most jobs and university, limiting the practical value of their education and human capital development.
Only a small share of Afghan secondary girls receive formal education.
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The Taliban returned to power in 2021 and closed government secondary schools for girls.…
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