{"id":370395,"date":"2026-08-15T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/five-years-of-the-taliban-afghan-girls-share-their-experiences\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:00:15","slug":"five-years-of-the-taliban-afghan-girls-share-their-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/five-years-of-the-taliban-afghan-girls-share-their-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Five years of the Taliban | Afghan girls share their experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hcoGOHrIxvk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Five years of the Taliban | Afghan girls share their experiences\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hcoGOHrIxvk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today (15 August) marks 1,792 days since secondary schools closed to girls in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve spent almost two decades reporting from Afghanistan &#8211; the only country in the world where girls are systematically denied an education.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of Rukhshana Media, we heard from girls who are unable to work, study and live the same lives enjoyed by millions of other girls around the world.<\/p>\n<p>These are their stories.<\/p>\n<p>#Afghanistan\u00a0#LetAfghanGirlsLearn\u00a0#fiveyearslater\u00a0#humanrights<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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