
Women in Kabul return to work, school and the streets, in defiance of the Taliban
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A terrorist attack didn't stop Atifa Watanyar from teaching, but she worries the Taliban will.
Even before the militant group marched into Kabul, the English teacher felt intense uncertainty and heartache.
In early May, she was at the entrance of the Sayed Al-Shuhada school on the outskirts of the capital and saw an explosion in front of the main gate. As her students rushed past her, trying to escape onto the dusty yard below, a second and then a third bomb detonated, killing at least 85 people -- many of them teenage girls.

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