Female Afghani students seeking, competing for scholarships in Canada

This week marks one year since the Taliban banned women in Afghanistan from attending post-secondary schools. It’s part of a crackdown on women and girls’ rights, where they are not allowed to learn, work or even go to beauty salons. To escape all of this, a growing number of female Afghan students are seeking scholarships in Canada. But as Global’s Shogofah Danish reports, there are many roadblocks and not too many spots.

• Stolen education: What’s happened since Taliban banned women from university in Afghanistan