Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

FILE PHOTO: Sofia, an Afghan student, takes notes during an online class, at her house in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

KABUL (Reuters) - Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of educational institutes trying to reach Afghanistan's girls and women digitally in their homes.

But when the teacher calls on Sofia to read a passage her computer screen freezes.