Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shut down internet

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Source: BBC

Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shut down internet

30 September 2025

Mahfouz Zubaide Afghanistan producer

Fahima Noori had big dreams when she graduated from university in Afghanistan.

She had studied law, graduated from a midwifery programme and even worked in a mental health clinic.

But all that was taken away when the Taliban swept into power in 2021. They banned girls over the age of 12 from getting an education, severely restricted job options for women and recently removed books written by women from universities.

For Fahima, the internet was her last lifeline to the outside world.

"I recently enrolled in an online university [and] I had hoped to finish my studies and find an online job," she said.

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