In Afghanistan, underground girls’ schools defy Taliban
In Spina, a mountain village in eastern Afghanistan, girls attend an informal school in a family’s living room, defying a Taliban edict. The country has many areas where formal efforts to educate women and girls have crumbled in the face of threats from insurgents.
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A girl reads aloud in an informal school in Spina, Afghanistan. Less than half the class has textbooks that have made their way from Kabul.
Kevin Sieff / The Washington Post
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