Has The Taliban Changed? Afghans Living Under Militant Group Say It Still Rules Using Fear, Brutality
Shigufa’s family relocated to the provincial capital, Tarin Kowt, which is controlled by the central government. There, she says, her daughters attend school. "There are girls' schools only up to the sixth grade here,” says Nisar, a resident of Dangam, a district partly controlled by the Taliban in the eastern province of Kunar. He says the militant group’s restrictions on girls’ education corresponds with local conservative beliefs. “It’s a tradition here that they don't allow girls to study beyond the sixth grade,” says Nisar, who also did not want his real name to be used for...
Source: rferl.org