Most parts of South Asia, including the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan, lack regional connectivity
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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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