Had been tamped down. The latest assessments though, that instead of an end of the power of the taliban this group has reemerged now with more yellow of afghanistan than its had since the u. S. Led invasion in 2001. And that is particularly worrying for the ordinary afghans who have been struggling to bring order back to to their country, especially women, to create new opportunities for themselves. Al jazeeras Jennifer Glasse on a grandmother who is taking great steps forward despite the odds. Reporter six days a week anissa gets an early start. Alone she leaves her home in kabul before dawn, not normal for an afghan woman. 56yearold anyssa is in a hurry. There are still many in afghanistan who disapprove of women in school. At 16 when she married her fatherinlaw objected. So school would wait until her youngest child turned 18. Anys srvega april walk is half a mile. On this bitter cold day it takes about 20 minutes. Anyssa is proud she hasnt missed a single day. Its exam time. The subject today islamic study. Her university classmates are young enough to be her children. When she started here last year thats exactly what her professor thought she was, a mothers of a new student checking out the university. She is happy to help her classmates. After the exam she compares absences, explaining why her answer is correct. Its because much things like that that she has earned the respect of her classmates. Shes even become an example for some parents. This is ann sa anyssas secr in school. Special private high school. One Whose Mission is to educate and empower marginalized afghans. Anyssa started her education here. One of 13 schools around achtion afghanistan, who teaches men and women who for some reason couldnt get an education when they wer were children. Moved to the United States when the Afghanistan War was imminent. She returned in 1971. We realized that the 17yearolds were studying at third grade. There was a need for an accelerating program to help these students grow up and finish their high school as soon as they could uponnably. A lack of schools for girls, the taliban, and now, the government. If a girl gets married she cant stay in public school. Thats where shurgens private school comes in. Providing an accelerated education, years of learning, reduced to a few. It is a godsend for a mother of two, wife at age 15. This was her only option to complete her education after marriage. Shes about to graduate hoping to become a teacher. She has now opened schools in eight of afghanistans 34 provinces, she said the needs are great. Previously during the years of the factional war, there werent any schools, folks couldnt even move out of their houses. So weve really, three generations have in fact suffered. So three generations are not having access to education and now we have to recover from all of this its going to take at least another 30 years. There are signs of progress. Like 21yearold widow zarmina, mother of 3, married at age 13. When her husband died five years ago, she was determined to go to school, shes now attending the same high school anyssa went to. Everyone here faced big challenges to come back to this school but anyssa is still remembered as one of its best students. One of her teachers said anyssa was always the first to arrive and volunteered to answer in class. Shes confident anyssa will make a good lawyer. Training to be a lawyer means anyssa studies every chance she gets. But she still makes plenty of time for her family. Their support is helping her realize her dream. On fridays, all nine of her children and 14 grand kids usually get together for lunch. Anyssas sorns pitcanyssas sone cooking, almost unheard of in afghanistan. Every one of her children has a college degree. Four are doctors. Including fatima, who says her father made sure all her siblings got an education, despite the taliban and the bias against women. My father used to say, if i cant give you good food good clothes, i can try to give you good education. Some of her husbands distance relatives criticized her decision to go back to school. There were many family discussions and lots of pressure but anyssa refused to quit. Anyssas studies havent slowed her at home. This friday she spent hours preparing this lunch. But she also doesnt believe her home life should interfere with her dreams of one day being a lawyer. Al jazeeras Jennifer Glasse joins us. Im struck listening to your report, it reminds me so much of the young woman killed earlier this year also a student attacked by a mob. It really raises the concern how are afghan women being treated today and in the circumstances with the taliban resurging itself . Yes, joie thats the case of farcunda, murdered in the center of kabul in the middle of a business day, she was accused of burning a koran. Very quickly there was a trial, of those accused of killing her on the street. Convictions lowered, the Death Penalty in four cases has been thrown out, to ten years or 20 years, in prison. What about the presence jen of the u. S. In all this . Is there a desire to see more u. S. Force . I mean thats probably not a practical political solution in the u. S. Right now. But is there a call, do you hear from people on the streets, the desire for more american presence . Well, the afghans were certainly relieved when president obama announced earlier this year that the American Forces would stay at about their current level, about 10,000 troops through the end of next year. Now that was supposed to drop to 5500 just about now. President obama, instead, deciding that because he wanted to keep the forces in, theyve got a dual mission there. Theyre there to train advise and assist the Afghan Security force he as well as operate counterterrorism operations. The Afghan Forces know that they need this western help. Al jazeeras Jennifer Glasse reporting for us, what she has seen in the recent weeks in afghans. Thanks very much jen. Next another bitter rally, germanys struggle to shelter refugees while holding off the resurgence of the right wing. Caught in the middle, forced from home by civil war, what the youngest refugees must do to survive. This year the crisis that has sent so many of the desperate fleeing to safety in europe have brought 1 million refugees into germany alone. That sanctuary movement, german chancellor Angela Merkel being honored with multiple honors, are america tonights Sheila Macvicar found a rising and sometimes bitter chorus. Reporter once a fringe movement, germanys far right has taken advantage of the arrival of over a million refugees. Tapping into a growing xenophobia that many fear could spiral out of control marius monsterman works for a group. People resort to this also who would otherwise have distanced themselves from such actions. I think this is what is the most dangerous part about it. Reporter this drama is playing itself out in towns across germany. More than any other issue in germany, pollsters say increasingly the refugees crisis is identified as the single most important problem. Other topics are irrelevant. It hasnt happened for at least 20 years in germany that just one topic is thai that high. Fear about the refugees has helped the right wing to grow even spawning new parties. Polls show that one of them is now the third most popular in the country. The most important right wing Populace Party in germany at the moment is the alternative for germany. And all the people who are unsatisfied with all these refugees coming in with the politics of Angela Merkel they think well, there is no alternative. Except the alternative for germany. So they are rising. In dresden for more than a year, crowds of up to 20,000 people have been gathering every monday night to protest against islam and chancellor merkels refugee policy, this program was started by a right wing group close to alternative for germany, its called pegida, patriotic germans against islamization of the west. Reporter Joaquim Schneider is a 60yearold unemployed former i. T. Engineer. Lives in an apartment surrounded by hundreds of antiques and dozens of clocks. He says hes been out of work now for almost a decade. Its what he reads about islam and right wing literat literatut scares him the most. Schneiders sentiments are echoed by leaders from the far right like yergen schultz, of alternative for germany. The right wing may be rising in germany but their views on refugees still do not represent the majorities of germans. Born and raised in the town where neonazis march every sunday, chris teefn an christinr friends reach out to refugees. They are housed in a youth hostel at the edge of town. Her object integration. News media is not allowed inside the camp but three Syrian Refugees spoke with us just outside the gate. They asked us to conceal their faces to protect their families in syria. Do you know about these right wing demonstrations, these nazi demonstrations that take place near here on the weekends, on sundays . Reporter the refugees say weekly meetings with some local residents are helping to reduce tensions. As for the neonazis, and other supporters of the far right, christine has a simple message. Thats a message the far right and its supporters have no intention of heeding. Sheila macvicar, al jazeera, germany. Next caught in a cross fire. What even the youngest refugees must do to survive. So much of what weve seen over the last few months, europe still developing refugee crisis begins in syria where the now fouryearold civil war has destroyed so many and sent so many in search of their lives. We meet a very Young Refugee who brings us insight into what people will do to secure some kind of life and any opportunity to survive. From the streets and the mouths of babes. Thats america tonight. Please tell us what you think at aljazeera. Com americatonight. You can find us on twitter or facebook, come back well have more of america tonight, tomorrow. Major victory. Translator the city of ramadi has been liberated. Iraqi forces retake a key compound in the center of the city as iraqi Prime Minister vows i. S. I. L. Will be driven out of his country in the coming year. Peace talks. I really appeal to you. The two sides. To sit down andav