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 Instead of maths and literature, the girls focus on rote-learning the Koran in Arabic -- a language most of them don't understand. Afghan girls learn the holy Koran at a madrassa or an Islamic school on the outskirts of Kabul.  KABUL: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran under the watchful eye of a religious scholar. The number of Islamic schools has grown across Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, with teenage girls increasingly attending classes after they were banned from secondary schools. "We were depressed because we were denied an education," said 16-year-old Farah, a veil covering her face and hair. "It's then that my family decided I should at least come here. The only open place for us now is a madrassa." Instead of maths and literature, the girls focus on rote-learning the Koran in Arabic -- a language most of them don't understand. Those who ...

Several Afghan translators who worked with the British army during their deployment in Afghanistan and who were allegedly left behind during last year’s evacuation are reportedly suing the UK government. According to Sky News , the solicitor for at least six translators said the processing system they had been through was “appalling” after four of them were initially rejected, and then later approved to come to the UK after legal papers were lodged. One of the translators, who was not on an evacuation flight with his family last August, and who lodged a legal appeal following an ARAP (Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy) scheme rejection, told the channel he felt “stranded” in Afghanistan. According to the report, he successfully applied for relocation in February and in May was told to await instructions regarding how to leave Afghanistan via a third country, but is still awaiting those instructions. “I’m really afraid and I’m in hiding,” he told Sky News. “I’m feeling so unhappy...