After fleeing Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, a former head teacher from Kabul tries to make a new life in Canada.


After fleeing Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, a former head teacher from Kabul tries to make a new life in Canada.

Reporter Mellissa Fung reflects on what’s at stake for women under Taliban rule.
![A woman at one of the first shelters for abused women in Kabul in 2014 [Mellissa Fung/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0490.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As South Korea’s birthrate declines and young people move to cities, elderly students help keep rural schools open.

A Canadian national sentenced to nine years in jail a month after he was convicted of sexually abusing children.

Is the international aid community doing enough to protect children in vulnerable communities?
