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Asma's fight for girls' education in AfghanistanCEFR A1
16 Mar 2026
Adapted from Global Voices Eurasia, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Joel Heard, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
71 words
- Girls in Afghanistan cannot go to school now.
- Asma was in the eleventh grade and studying hard.
- The Taliban closed many girls' schools after 2021 quickly.
- She stood at her school gate and waited sadly.
- Brave teachers taught English in a secret centre quietly.
- Asma became a teacher there for other younger girls.
- She applied to an online university in the U.S.
- She will begin her university studies in April soon.
Difficult words
- apply — To ask for a place or job officiallyapplied
- university — A school for higher education after school
- secret — Not public; kept hidden from other people
- grade — A school year level or class number
- study — To learn or do school workstudying, studies
- brave — Showing courage; not afraid to act
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Discussion questions
- Do you study online now?
- Would you like to be a teacher for younger students?
- Do you want to study at a university?
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