We were fortunate enough to secure a long-form interview with Pashtana Durrani, who’s a women’s rights activist from Afghanistan and the founder of LEARN, a non-profit dedicated to educating Afghan girls. Please check out her incredible work and support in any way you can ► https://www.learnafghan.org

0:00 - Intro
0:17- State of Pashtana’s safety
2:37 - Danger of child soldiers
6:37 - Reaction to US forces withdrawing troops
10:29 - Pashtana's background and what drives her
12:52 - Women's rights before 80s in Afghanistan
14:54 - Women's rights after the Taliban
17:38 - Where did the Taliban come from?
20:18 - Examples of women's rights abuse
23:22 - Were there human rights violations by the US military?
24:56 - The issue of early child marriages
27:28 - The current school situation for Afghan girls
31:24 - How Pashtana's father died
34:23 - Is Pashtana happy?
40:19 - How common are bombings?
45:37 - Story of her NGO "LEARN"

Stay Curious #41