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The history of secret education for girls in Afghanistan – and its use as a political symbol

By Elaine Unterhalter, Professor of Education and International Development, UCL

In August 2021 the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, and since then secondary education for girls in the country has been banned. However, there have been reports of clandestine girls’ schools operating despite the ban. Teenage girls are reportedly…

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