The world climate did not become better after the Paris meet and it will not become better after the Glasgow meet too
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The daughters and granddaughters of these warlords, like those of several key Taliban commanders, live and study abroad. Sabori’s school in Archi is half-closed, owing to the ban on education for girls over 12 years of age. Several underground schools have sprung up where even some Taliban foot-soldiers send their daughters.
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India's Education Deficit: Real Reforms Lie in Making Coaching Redundant
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