Afghan girls continue secret schooling in defiance of Taliban ban

The New York Times reported on 28 August 2026 on clandestine classrooms where Afghan girls and teachers continue education despite the Taliban's nationwide ban on schooling for millions of girls. Students, teachers, and parents are organizing resistance through underground instruction.

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Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls

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The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.