My friend, with whom I co-founded a library in Mazar-i-Sharif, tells me books are like lights. With no one visiting the library and opening books, ‘the lights are off.’
As per UNICEF, over 4 million children are still out of school in Taliban-run Afghanistan. Most are girls, buttressing fears of discrimination against them
The vast majority of Afghan girls continue to be barred from attending secondary school, leading some Afghan teens to believe there is "no hope in Afghanistan" for women to pursue careers.