‘The school is like a light for me:’ The secret classrooms giving Afghan girls a chance to learn despite Taliban rules

Parasto Hakim was startled by a knock at the front gates. Heart pounding, she opened the door to find several Taliban members demanding to check if she was breaking any rules. She was. This was a secret school, set up to teach girls in Afghanistan despite a ban by the militant group.

Parasto Hakim was startled by a knock at the front gates. She scanned her classroom for a quick headcount – all the girls were already in attendance. It could only be the Taliban. Her heart pounding, she opened the door to find at least five members of the Afghan militant group demanding to check if she was breaking any rules. She was.

After the militant group imposed the bans on girls’ education, Maryam says she was trapped at home and felt like a “zombie,” with nothing to do and nowhere to go. The situation led to her suffering from severe anxiety and depression, she said. “I was in a situation where I wanted to scream, but I couldn’t, it was some of the worst days of my life,” she said.

Vi har oppsummert denne nyheten slik at du kan lese den raskt. Er du interessert i nyhetene kan du lese hele teksten her. Les mer:

CNN /  🏆 4. in US

Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter

Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.

Pakistan abruptly turns against Afghan refugees, calls for deportationsPakistan wants to deport up to 1.7 million Afghans amid mounting frustration with the Taliban and concern over the economic burden of hosting refugees.
Les mer »

As border debate brews, DOJ leaves visas for Afghan legal allies in limbo'It's either I escape or risk dying,' a former Afghan official who worked in the DOJ program said. 'I'm running out of time.'
Les mer »

Pakistan gives thousands of Afghans just days to leave — or face deportation back to the Taliban's AfghanistanAfghan's Taliban regime has decried Pakistan's plan to deport 'illegal alien nationals,' and the U.N. says, 'any refugee return must be voluntary.'
Les mer »

Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, including 1.7 million AfghansThe campaign comes amid strained relations between Pakistan and neighboring, Taliban-led Afghanistan.
Les mer »

Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 mln Afghans, to leavePakistan on Tuesday ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or face expulsion after revealing that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year were carried out by Afghan nationals.
Les mer »