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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elena Becatoros

With no access to education beyond the 6th grade, girls in Afghanistan turn to religious schools

Afghanistan Girls' Madrassas - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves. She dreams of becoming a doctor — but knows it is a futile dream.

When the next school year starts, she will be enrolling in a madrassa, a religious school, to learn about the Quran and Islam — and little else.

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