Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule0

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• August 14, 2026

Afghanistan is currently the only country in the world where girls are officially banned from secondary and higher education. Shakiba recounted that “15 August, when the government fell, was the worst and most painful day of my life. “Every year when this date comes I feel as if an old wound opens again and a