What is the situation like now in your province and in the rest of Afghanistan ? “ Habiba Sarabi: “ Nowadays the girls education is getting improved. During the Taliban rule, it was banned beyond the age of 8, and girls could not even write their names, very few could. “ euronews: “One of your priorities is girls education. But anyway, it is the major issue that I have to watch every step to not making something wrong, otherwise, all fingers will show to me. How does it feel to be a major female politician in a male-dominated society ? “ Habiba Sarabi: “ It’s very difficult to work as a politician and especially I’m the first and only female governor. euronews: “ Habiba Sarabi, you are a prominent figure in Afghanistan. Today, still the target of death threats, she continues her struggle to put her country back on its feet. A qualified doctor, she left Afghanistan under the Taliban, but returned in secret to teach girls. She’s headed Bamiyan province since 2005, engaged in rebuilding from scratch her part of one of the world’s most murderous countries. Habiba Sarabi is Afghanistan’s only female governor. Habiba Sarabi: “Violence against women is still a problem in Afghanistan”
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