Democracy in the World, Episode 2: Kabul High School Rethinks Education Under the Taliban

On the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, the Marefat High School opened in 2002 to provide civic education to Afghan children, regardless of gender or ethnicity. When the Taliban took over in 2021, and banned girls from secondary school, Marefat High School had to rethink education. The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. Each year, NED makes more than 2,000 grants to support the projects of non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more than 100 countries. Learn more at Follow NED: Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - LinkedIn -