Welcome to Episode 83 of The Afghanistan Project, where we cover all topics related to two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the fallout of our Afghanistan withdrawal.

Today’s guest is Mursal, a sixteen-year-old Afghan who helped to educate girls in her country after being forbidden from attending the 8th grade in 2021. With the help of some amazing Americans, Mursal was able to escape her country and is now in school in the U.S. She is the author behind Hope’s Corner, which is hosted on Kate Kovarovic’s Substack.

Mursal talks about her efforts to educate girls after the Taliban’s takeover, and the Taliban’s horrifying attempts to make her stop teaching.

We also talk about the practice of forced and child marriage still occurring inside Afghanistan and the great trauma it is causing.

Find Kate Kovarovic’s Substack here:

https://substack.com/@katekovarovic

About the host:

Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner.

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