{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/6a7be1551549db32d4637cbb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 French News | Million Afghan Girls Face School Ban","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/52fab444-9a9c-4402-90cb-94954a544020.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: UNESCO says about 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan cannot attend secondary school, and the number could rise unless the Taliban changes its policy. Also: France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, with exceptions for existing contracts or prior consent.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : Des millions de filles sans collège · La France interdit les appels commerciaux.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: il y a, there is / there are = there is / there are. Vocabulary: le collège (middle school), le chauffage (heating), la restriction (restriction).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-08-12\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-08-12</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}