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Behind the News: Afghanistan Update w/ Matthieu Aikins

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Girls' Education in Afghanistan - What's the Story Behind It?

Afghanistan has seen a slow rollback of women's rights in recent years. The latest decision was that women would not be allowed to attend university. A lot of Afghans have seen firsthand the benefit that girls' education can bring, she says. But Taliban is led by its most hard-line elements around supreme leader Sheikh Hibatullah.

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