They gave me to someone who could not read or write … it would be better if you buried me alive

I was the top student in my university class but when the Taliban took Afghanistan again I was forced to marry and my dreams of being a pilot ended On my last day of school it seemed years of effort were now contained in one small piece of paper. Everyone was happy at…

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