Tragedy of Taliban’s ban on female students is starting to hit home

In the week his sister should have graduated in Kabul as a doctor, PhD student Naimat Zafary describes the reality for Afghan women denied their degrees

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February 20, 2023

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February 28, 2023

Naimatullah Zafary

Twitter: @NZafary

Tragedy of Taliban’s ban on female students is starting to hit home

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