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It's one year since foreign forces withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban regained control of the country.

Since returning to power, the Taliban have imposed harsh restrictions on girls and women to comply with their strict interpretation of Islam, which has effectively squeezed women out of public life.

Whilst primary schools and universities remain open to women but under strict rules, secondary schools for girls are firmly closed.

As a result, secret schools have begun to spring up.

Nafeesa, not her real name, pretends she's attending a madrasa or school teaching the Qur'an.

As most of these secret schools are set up in private houses, the teachers are also at great risk.

Tamkin, a pseudonym, is one such teacher.

The Taliban maintain that they will permit girls returning to secondary school and claim that a technical issue is preventing this whilst they develop an appropriate Islamic curriculum.

However, Tamkin, like the other secret teachers, will press on with their work, hoping for a brighter future for their students.

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