Afghan Teachers Are Finding Ways Around Taliban's School Ban For Girls

Teachers in Afghanistan are opening secret and mobile schools to continue education for young girls, though the Taliban has banned it.

When the U.S. left Afghanistan a year ago, education was one of the many casualties, especially for girls.   

The Taliban, going back on a promise, banned girls from public school after sixth grade. Now teachers like Sodaba Nazhand are defying the new regime and running secret schools for girls who have nowhere to go.

"After schools were closed for girls, I decided to provide an environment for girls in a hidden school... and we set up chairs and tables in a house so they can come and study here," said Nazhand, English language teacher and founder of Informal School for Girls.