In remote Bamiyan, a school run by an Afghan woman offers hope

The school runs for two hours daily in the morning offering an opportunity to the impoverished community [Sara Perria/Al Jazeera]

Bamiyan, Afghanistan – It’s 6am and Freshta is sweeping the floor of her makeshift cave school in Bamiyan province of Afghanistan.

Donkeys descend the orange-dirt hills of her timeless village to fetch water, while cave homes awake to the smell of freshly baked flatbread.