Saida Goes to School in Afghanistan

Caption: Afghan girls wearing traditional clothing sing at a celebration of International Women's Day, March 8


You might not feel like going to school every day. But did you know that a little girl in Afghanistan wanted to go to school so badly that she told a stranger about it?


Saida lives in Afghanistan. A man came to her village and built a school. Saida told this man, "I don't have any more brothers. I want to go to school!" One of Saida's brothers had died because of the fighting in her country. Her family was very sad. Twelve-year-old Saida felt that going to school would help her future.


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