Afghan fathers express despair over daughters' education ban
Most outlets led with the emotional impact on Afghan fathers due to the education ban preventing daughters from attending school beyond primary level, quoting similar AFP-reported phrases. A few also added contextual details, such as the number of affected girls or efforts to seek underground education. The Express Tribune included a direct quote from a father, while Geo News included a Reuters image caption. All emphasized the personal anguish described by the fathers, though the framing and additional context varied slightly.
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'I hide to cry': Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters from going beyond primary school choked up in despair. The pain and anguish it is causing behind closed doors is clear from interviews AFP conducted across the country, with even deeply religious fathers questioning the ruling. The Taliban authorities justify the ban — the only one of its kind in ...
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Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
Afghan girls look on at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 18, 2021.— Reuters Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters from going beyond primary school choked up in despair. The pain and anguish it is...
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'This regime does not want educated people': Afghan fathers grieve daughters' lost education
UN estimates one million girls affected by restrictions as fathers seek underground schools, computer courses
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Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters going beyond primary school choked up in despair.
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Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
KABUL: Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters going beyond primary school choked up in despair. The pain and anguish it is causing behind closed doors is clear from interviews AFP conducted across the country, with even deeply religious fathers questioning the ruling. The Taliban authorities justify the ban — the only one of its kind i...
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