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Kabul blast a setback for Afghan women seeking education against the odds
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKABUL (Reuters) -Raihana, 19, wanted to be a doctor, studying until midnight in recent weeks for...
The Taliban In Afghanistan Is Still Preventing Girls From Getting Above A Sixth-Grade Education, So...
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSodaba Nazhand teaches a class. Courtesy Sodaba Nazhand She was only able to put them off for so...
UN says Afghan girls' education activist arrested in Kabul
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn Afghan rights activist who has campaigned for girls' education has been arrested in Kabul, the...
Afghan schoolgirls are finishing 6th grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over.
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 months agoKABUL, Afghanistan — Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11...
Taliban asks to keep getting UN aid money despite ending education for women
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTaliban fighters stand guard as female students arrive for entrance exams at Kabul University in...
The Taliban bars Afghan girls from school. Inside their secret classes with a teacher in the US.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStill heavy and scratchy from sleep, the "good mornings" come in hushed but eager voices. It's 7...
Displaced Afghan Students Are Adjusting To College In The U.S.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHumaira Zufari, an Afghan refugee, resettled in Phoenix to pursue a master's degree at Arizona State...
Taliban calls for major gathering of scholars which could address Afghan school ban for girls
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA major gathering of Afghan tribal elders and religious scholars which begins today could discuss...
After fleeing Kabul, Afghan lawyers seek new life — and legal careers — in California
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHamid ul Rahman Qazi and Masooda Qazi, who were successful lawyers in Afghanistan, fled Kabul as it...
Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her...