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Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

Afghan women protest a new Taliban ban to keep women from studying in university. This demonstration took place on Dec. 22 in Kabul. Now there is added concern about the future of education for girls of all ages, with reports that the Taliban has sent home women who teach in primary schools. Stringer/Getty Images hide caption

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Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

Early this week, the leaders of Afghanistan declared that women could not attend university. Now there are fears the any education for girls is in jeopardy as some female teachers are sent home.

In a wintry Adirondack forest, an oasis of holiday light

Kris Ruby and her dog Ezra enjoy the holiday lights displayed at the Wild Center in the Adirondack Mountains in Tupper Lake, NY. Al J Thompson for NPR hide caption

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Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

Afghan women protest a new Taliban ban to keep women from studying in university. This demonstration took place on Dec. 22 in Kabul. Now there is added concern about the future of education for girls of all ages, with reports that the Taliban has sent home women who teach in primary schools. Stringer/Getty Images hide caption

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Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

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These young Republicans want the GOP to invest in Gen Z, but it's an uphill battle

Karoline Leavitt at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, just days before her loss on election day. Leavitt would have been one of the first members of Generation Z elected to Congress, and the first Republican. Reba Saldanha/AP hide caption

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These young Republicans want the GOP to invest in Gen Z, but it's an uphill battle

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