Helping the Afghan Children Banned from School

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"It's like a light in a very dark tunnel" is how one Afghan schoolgirl describes the new lessons being provided by the BBC for students aged 11 to 16. Girls have been banned by the Taleban from going to school, but now the BBC is offering teaching through the radio, satellite television and the internet. The lessons are partly based on the BBC Bitesize home study service offered to pupils during the pandemic. Shazia Haya fled Afghanistan in 2021 and is one of the teachers. She hears reaction from pupils - and talks about her own experience.