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This is Radio Begum in Afghanistan.

It's a radio station for women.

And women make its programmes.

The Taliban now control Afghanistan.

Women have lots of problems.

But Radio Begum continues.

Radio Begum started on International Women's Day, 2021.

The station has education shows, book readings and phone-in shows.

These all help to educate women.

Hamida Aman started Radio Begum.

She thinks it will continue.

The Taliban made some changes to Radio Begum.

Men and women can't work together.

And it can't play pop music.

It has to play traditional songs.

But people come to the station for lessons every day.

Mursal thinks the classes are important.

Radio Begum gives women a way to communicate.

Women can share their thoughts.

The Taliban stops girls going to school.

But girls can learn something from Radio Begum programmes.

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