Afghan girl says 'I want to go to school' in moving viral video. Watch

The girl in the video is seen giving a fiery speech, talking about the rights of women to education and the right to contribute towards the development of Afghanistan.

The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has proved to be lethal for freedom of women and their strict policies towards women’s education and working rights prove so. It was yet another huge blow to their list of promises when the Taliban announced a ban on any secondary school education for girls. Now, a video of a young Afghan girl giving a piercingly powerful speech about the right to go to school has caught the eye of netizens and is going swiftly viral on social media platforms. “I want to go to school.” Powerful message from this eloquent Afghan girl. pic.twitter.com/PdAMtg9Fjm She is the righteous representative of Afghanistan that must speak in the United Nations Gen Assembly #UNGA @UN Can the world leaders hear her? @DeborahLyonsUN https://t.co/vJAHr2bbT2 “If today’s girls do not get education how they will teach manner to their children in future”. https://t.co/dAXuiKwUXZ sooo brave, really impressed, hope she is safe, as well as her family, I am sure, speaking out is a dangerous decision "I am from new generation, I wasn't born to seat, eat and sleep at home. I want to go to school. I want to do something for the development of my country".#afghan girl talking her right to education and about this ignorante terrorists Taliban that deniyenig her beasic rights. https://t.co/QBIpHglVr2 Impressive. https://t.co/dflRa2pqeb

The video shows a girl wearing a headscarf standing with two other girls and a boy while holding placards. The girl goes on to give a fiery speech, talking about the rights of women to education and the right to contribute towards the development of Afghanistan. Her fluent speech has left many impressed.