Afghanistan's secret schools for girls defy Taliban ban

Teachers and students share stories of underground education

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The Taliban only permits girls in Afghanistan to go to school until sixth grade. (Photo by Kanika Gupta)

KANIKA GUPTA, Contributing writer

BERLIN -- In Kabul, a teacher runs a secret school posing as a religious learning center, or madrassa, in defiance of a Taliban ban on formal secondary education for girls in Afghanistan.

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