Paris, France, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - AFP Special Advisory: Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters banned from school

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Five years after the Taliban authorities returned to power in Kabul, their ban on girls getting secondary and university education has left Afghan fathers with a heartbreaking dilemma. We will shortly move the following eyewitness report: Afghanistan-women-education-fathers,EYEWITNESS KABUL Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters going beyond primary school choked up in despair. 1,30......

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