mariam wardak is the founder of her afghanistan, an organisation dedicated to the advancement of young afghan women. i spoke to her about how the taliban have attempted to change their image on the issue of women s rights. everything in regards to the taliban narrative should be taken with caution. i think that this change of narrative had to do with the influence of tribal elders in provinces asking and demanding for certain continuations. for instance, there are certain provinces that the elders wanted their young daughters to continue their education, so they pressed on that towards the taliban. but then there is also a disconnect. you have a disconnect between the taliban political party that s in doha, and then there s a disconnect between their commanders, military commanders. for instance, in wardak there was a case that there was a constant change in the taliban commander. one taliban commander would be