we re told he is the head of the taliban s intelligence services in kabul and that the women did not have permission to protest. why does a small group of women asking for their right to be educated threaten you so much? translator: i respect women s rights. i respect human rights, he says. if i didn t respect women, they wouldn t be standing here. reporter: would you have given them permission if they had asked for it? translator: yes, of course, he says, we would have. but permissions are elusive and previous protests have met a similar fate. on the streets in the neighborhood, the consequences of one recent demonstration can still be seen. at almost every beauty salon images of women s faces have been defaced. the women inside this salon are too scared to appear on camera.
one? yes, of course, he says, we would have. reporter: but permissions are elusive and previous protests have met a similar fate. the consequences of one recent demonstration can almost be seen, at almost every beauty salon images of women s faces to be defaced, as if to erase them from public life completely. the women inside this salon are too scared to appear on camera. hi, how are you? reporter: i asked them about the posters outside. who did it? taliban. the taliban did it? yeah. reporter: the taliban came and drove away the protesters, then they cursed us and said to remove the posters. they told us to putsit in our