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Radio 4,1 min

SeriesAn Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 2

If you can fire a weapon, why learn to read?

An Everyday story of Afghan Folk

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Pashtoon warlord Akbar Khan asserts his right to use the new village school for extremely uneducational purposes in An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk. This serial is based on a Pashtoon drama broadcast across the Pak-Afghan borders. In this clip we hear Akbar Khan (played by Sagar Arya), Mashal (played by Muzz Khan) and Wisal Khan (played by Donald Slack).

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