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Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year, thousands of women and girls who were in school or had jobs were forced back into their homes.

The Daily producers Lynsea Garrison and Stella Tan have been talking to women and girls across the country about their lives under Taliban rule — and about what kind of future they now face.

‘The Dreams We Had Are Like a Dream’

Do you remember what your last day of school was like?

It was, I cannot tell you how much I missed high school.

And how much I missed the past of Gamston and Kabul that we had.

That day, like, everything was very, very exciting

because they had a special ceremony for us.

So it was a good by party for all the graduates.

And we will all dress up with our clothes.

Like, I whenever I have the photos of that day,

I still see myself sitting on the chair with my diplomat in my hand.

Even now, when I think of that day, my heart is like feeling a deep pain

because I'm not sure that I can feel that excitement ever and ever again.

And I know that the girls in my school, they are,

they also miss that day very, very badly.

From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernici.

It's been seven months since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan

and forced millions of women who were in schools or the workforce

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0:00.0	Do you remember what your last day of school was like?
0:04.0	Actually, I remember it very clearly.
0:08.0	It was, I cannot tell you how much I missed high school.
0:12.0	And how much I missed the past of Gamston and Kabul that we had.
0:18.0	That day, like, everything was very, very exciting
0:23.0	because they had a special ceremony for us.
0:26.0	So it was a good by party for all the graduates.
0:30.0	And we will all dress up with our clothes.
0:33.0	So it was like a suit.
0:35.0	And like, we really looked great.
0:38.0	Like, I whenever I have the photos of that day,
0:41.0	I still see myself sitting on the chair with my diplomat in my hand.
0:46.0	Looking super, super proud.
0:51.0	Oh wow.
0:58.0	Even now, when I think of that day, my heart is like feeling a deep pain
1:04.0	because I'm not sure that I can feel that excitement ever and ever again.
1:10.0	And I know that the girls in my school, they are,
1:15.0	they also miss that day very, very badly.
1:27.0	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernici.
1:30.0	This is the daily.
1:32.0	It's been seven months since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan
1:36.0	and forced millions of women who were in schools or the workforce
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‘The Dreams We Had Are Like a Dream’

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