BBC show is a 'lifeline' for Afghan girls, UN says

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1970-01-01 08:00

Girls barred from the classroom by the Taliban government are using a BBC programme to learn in secret.

A BBC programme for children barred from schools in Afghanistan has been described as a "learning lifeline" by the United Nations.

The show is being used in secret school lessons, the BBC has learned.

Its name, Dars, means lesson in Afghanistan's official languages of Dari and Pashto.