Afghan girls intentionally failing lessons so they can stay in school

Hafizullah MaroofBBC Afghan Languages Afghan children attend class in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in January 2025 - the Taliban only allows girls to be educated up to sixth grade I have been to Afghanistan nearly a dozen times and have travelled across many provinces over the past five years since the Taliban returned to power. Even in Kandahar, the southern province widely regarded as the Taliban's strongest stronghold, many families urged the Taliban government to allow their daughters to attend sc