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Story of a brave Pashtun woman

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In some societies women are usually demonized and are not allowed to get proper education, this is causing many social and economic issues. In the Pashtun community most families are not allowing their daughters to gain a higher education which adversely affects the community in every sector especially in the area of medicine and treatment. In Khyber Pakhtunkhowa a brave woman has studied for her doctorate and specializes in many areas to help Pashtun women in the health sector. In KPK our reporter Khatol Ahmadzai has interviewed Dr Sapora Shahid and you can listen to her full interview here.



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