Witness History: Archive 2011 - Afghanistan's Secret Schools for Girls

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Alan Johnston hears one woman's account of how she and others defied the Taliban's efforts to prohibit education for girls in Afghanistan, by setting up secret schools and helping teachers to give lessons in their homes.

Published on Wednesday, 5th January 2011.

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