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Inside a Secret Schoolfor Afghan Girls

Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls are officially barred from receiving an education beyond the sixth grade. Across the country, however, clandestine classrooms have emerged to defy the ban. Our Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief, Elian Peltier, visited one of these covert schoo

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Elian Peltier, Safiullah Padshah and Rebecca Suner28 Aug 2026, 03:38 pmUpdated 1h ago1 min readWorldWorld
Inside a Secret School for Afghan Girls

World — Elian Peltier, Safiullah Padshah and Rebecca Suner

Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls are officially barred from receiving an education beyond the sixth grade. Across the country, however, clandestine classrooms have emerged to defy the ban. Our Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief, Elian Peltier, visited one of these covert schools to meet the young women determined to learn.

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Source: The New York Times · Elian Peltier, Safiullah Padshah and Rebecca Suner. Published 28 Aug 2026, 03:38 pm.

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