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Women Protest For Freedom - Kabul

World Aug 15

Women, girls struggle for basic rights in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover

By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi

Education Jul 14

The Wider Image: Dreams on hold: Afghan girls and women are desperate to get back to class
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Afghan women, girls push for education in the face of Taliban resistance

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…

World Oct 13

People buy fruits at a market in Kabul
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How U.S. can help crumbling Afghan economy and support international aid efforts

It's been two months since the Taliban took control of Kabul and solidified their grip on Afghanistan. The country's banking system and economy is all but collapsing. Afghanistan needs urgent help, according to the head of one of the largest…

By Nick Schifrin

Education Oct 26

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‘Girls Rock Austin’: A different take on summer camp

A week-long day camp in Austin, Texas offers an A-to-Z education in rock n' roll for children ranging in age from 8 to 17. Called the "Girls Rock Austin" camp, the campers are not only asked to pick up instruments,…

By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman

World Mar 29

Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan, advocates for girls’ education

Malala Yousafzai said in a brief speech at a ceremony at Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's office that she will continue to campaign for the education of girls and asked Pakistanis to be united on issues like providing better health…

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Jan 05

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A day of pride for Afghan girl grads amid growing threats

By PBS NewsHour

It was a very special day for the Zabuli Education Center, located about 100 miles north of Kabul. For the first time, girls in that village graduated from high school. Special correspondent Beth Murphy of the Ground Truth Project reports…

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Sep 28

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Striving for girls’ education in the birthplace of Voodoo

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Around the world, 59 million children are out of school and 250 million are not learning the basics. The WNET series "Time for School" travels to Benin, where nearly half of girls have had no formal schooling and often marry…

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Sep 22

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Why it’s hard for girls in rural India to stay in school

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Fifteen years ago, the UN set a goal that by 2015 there would be universal free primary education. Although the number of children out of school has been cut almost in half, getting them to stay in school has proved…

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Oct 11

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Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing ‘every child’ go to school

Malala says assassination threats can't weaken her cause…

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Oct 11

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Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing ‘every child’ go to school

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