# A1 German News | Million Afghan Girls Face School Ban

An episode of [Learn German A1 | Slow Easy German News, Daily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1885536008), 12 Aug 2026, 8:11.

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Learn German through today’s real news. Slow, clear German at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: UNESCO says about 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan are blocked from secondary school, and the number could rise even more by 2030. Also: France has banned unwanted telemarketing calls, with some exceptions for existing contracts or prior consent. Heute: Afghanische Mädchen ohne Schule · Frankreich verbietet Werbeanrufe. Today’s German focus: dürfen nicht to be not allowed to = to be not allowed to. Vocabulary: das Verbot (ban), die weiterführende Schule (secondary school), die Zahl (number). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-08-12 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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