PBS NewsHour

Afghan women push for education amid Taliban resistance

Clip: 07/14/2022 | 6m 7s  | Video has closed captioning.

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 LEARN Afghanistan and a visiting fellow at Wellesley College's Centers for Women, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Aired: 07/14/22

Rating: NR

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