Bunker Global: The secret schools giving hope to Afghanistan’s women

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In Afghanistan, women and girls have been banned from schools and universities – but underground networks have sprung up to maintain their education. This week on Bunker Global, Chris Jones is joined by Pashtana Durrani, educator and founder of LEARN Afghan and winner of a 2023 Global Citizen Award, to discuss the schools that defy Taliban rule and educate girls across the country. "Our future was stolen. Our present is stolen. We are the victims of a political agenda.” "Despite everything, I’m a hopeless optimist when it comes to Afghanistan.“ www.patreon.com/bunkercast This week's sponsor is the Disorder Podcast - listen here: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod Written and presented by Chris Jones. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.0	In August 2021, the Taliban retook the power at loss in Afghanistan
1:19.0	and succeeded in setting up a government of sorts.
1:22.0	Since that moment, a lot has changed. in setting up a government, of sorts.
1:22.9	Since that moment, a lot has changed, especially for women, banned from work, banned from
1:27.8	universities, even banned from national parks.
1:31.0	Life in Afghanistan for women under the Taliban has fast become a prison.
1:35.0	New leader Habitula Aacun Zada released a message not long ago in which he said,
1:40.0	the status of women as a free and dignified human being has been restored.
1:45.7	I'm joined now by someone who knows that to be a lie and has experienced the oppression
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