Afghan Women’s Fight for Education & Freedom: How Marriage Replaces School Under Taliban Rule & Global Backlash

Afghan Women Defy Taliban Bans to Seek Education—At Great Personal Risk Maria Petrova May 25, 2026 World KABUL — When 17-year-old Zahra [name changed for security] slipped past Taliban checkpoints last month to cross into Pakistan, she joined hundreds of Afghan women and girls who are risking arrest, forced marriage, or worse to pursue an … Read more