"Now, almost eight months into the Taliban take-over, which dramatically changed education for girls, that day seems like a distant dream for Heela's family. Last week, the young girl attempted to end her life by taking over 20 sleeping pills. After finding her unconscious one morning, Heela's family rushed her to hospital where she was saved.
Heela's mother, who is hiding at home along with her four daughters, said to me: 'Maybe ending our lives will be easier than continuing this life.' Since the Taliban took control, scores of former government workers, security forces, female police officers, lawyers and judges have either been killed or disappeared.
Sobbing, her mother told me: 'I named her Heela -- hope. But today our lives are so dark that even her name can't give her any hope.'"
~ Wazhma Frogh
"Opinion: Locked out of classrooms, Afghan girls are taking drastic measures" - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/opinions/afghanistan-taliban-girls-education-media-frogh/index.html
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