Exiled Afghan woman has an important reminder for the world

"The Taliban is slowly erasing our existence."   This exiled Afghan woman has an important reminder for the world ...

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00:00While our cousins and our brothers sat in classrooms, me and millions of Afghan girls

00:06were forced to put our dreams on hold.

00:10Today, girls' secondary schools remain closed.

00:16Without education, my cousins, my friends, and millions of Afghan girls fear an uncertain

00:22future and feel abandoned.

00:27The Taliban is slowly erasing our existence in the society.

00:31Thousands of girls may never return back to school.

00:35Many have already been married off.

00:40The promises of reopening their schools came and gone.

00:44Today, Afghanistan is the only country in the world that forbids girls from attending

00:50to schools.

00:54This week, you are all here to propose solutions to transform education to all.

01:00But you must not forget those who left behind, those who are not lucky enough to be at school

01:06at all.

01:07Show your solidarity with me and millions of Afghan girls.

01:14You must work together to demand the reopening of girls' schools and also the protection

01:19of our rights.