Girls risk their safety and even their lives to attend school, Bamiyan province, Afghanistan 2007.
Girls were banned from attending schools under the Taliban government, which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the Afghan government has tried to extend access to education, with some success. Fewer than 1 million Afghan children — mostly all boys — attended school under Taliban rule. Roughly 6 million Afghan children, including 2...
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Girls risk their safety and even their lives to attend school, Bamiyan province, Afghanistan 2007.
Girls were banned from attending schools under the Taliban government, which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the Afghan government has tried to extend access to education, with some success. Fewer than 1 million Afghan children — mostly all boys — attended school under Taliban rule. Roughly 6 million Afghan children, including 2 million girls, attend school today. In an attempt to thwart their attendance the Taliban have been responsible for dozens of attacks of throwing acid on girls and female teachers simply walking to school. Despite this danger, the girls persevere.
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