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Activists secretly educating Afghan children amid crackdown

Season 2024 Episode 244 | 5m 28s

To discuss how the Taliban regime has impacted education, Amna Nawaz spoke with Afghan education activist Pashtana Durrani. She is the founder of Learn Afghanistan, a grassroots group working to expand education access there. Durrani is currently a visiting fellow at Wellesley College’s Centers for Women.

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