ore other countries. more than anything else, they need the billions of dollars in aid which had been frozen to start flowing again. afghanistan is on the precipice of a major economic and humanitarian disaster if that money doesn t start flowing, salaries aren t being paid. we re also talking about real hunger if that aid doesn t start moving soon. so the taliban understands, this is an important moment to demonstrate that they re already pragmatic and more diplomatic. then you have to ask yourself, john, why don t they do easy things, like allow girls to go to school again? they said schools can t go to school after sixth grade until they ve set up the proper islamic environment. that would seem to be an easy fix to show the international community that a leopard can change its spots. easy things and the right thing, it s worth noting as well. clarissa ward, terrific reporting, as always. thank you so much for being with us. one of the highest profile coaches in the nfl stepping
to couch their language. they don t issue actual bans. they say, oh, this is a temporary thing until we create the proper islamic environment. and so the response we re seeing from women, particularly brave women here in the city of kabul, is essentially these extraordinary small acts of resistance and courage as they desperately try to hold on to their space in civic life. a handful of women stand quietly but defiantly. they are here to protest the taliban s de facto ban on girls going to school after fifth grade. a small act of great courage. taliban fighters start to pour in. they are heavily armed. a menacing question mark. a new arrival appears unsure of whether to get out of the car. for a moment it seems the taliban may have come to protect the women. but the illusion is quickly shattered.
first of all, the bravery of her and so many of the people who spoke to you and who are, you know, standing there, four people protesting. it s just incredible. what are the official taliban rules regarding women in the workplace? reporter: well, you know, as i said, anderson, the taliban are definitely savvier than they were before. they don t issue official drek activities. when ministries started to reopen after the taliban took control, they said for now female employees don t need to come back yet, and it s similar to the language they have used around the ban on girls being educated. they don t need to come back just yet. only boys need to come back until we create the proper islamic environment. as you saw in that school, anderson, segregation is already being implemented in the vast majority of these schools. girls and boys were not being educated together in the same
end of the day the taliban don t know how to deal with women. they don t know how to interact with women and they certainly don t know how to negotiate with women. they are savvy enough, anderson, to understand that in 2021 it is a very bad look to be a country that says women cannot be educated. and so they go out of their way to couch their language. they don t issue actual bans. they say, oh, this is a temporary thing until we create the proper islamic environment. and so the response we re seeing from women, particularly brave women here in the city of kabul, is essentially these extraordinary small acts of resistance and courage as they desperately try to hold on to their space in civic life. a handful of women stand quietly but defiantly. they are here to protest the taliban s de facto ban on girls going to school after fifth grade. a small act of great courage.
were before. they don t issue official directives. when ministries started to reopen after the taliban took control, what they said was for now female employees don t need to come back yet, and it s similar to the language they have used around the ban on girls being educated. they don t need to come back just yet. only boys need to come back until we create the proper islamic environment. as you saw in that school, anderson, segregation is already being implemented in the vast majority of these schools. girls and boys were not being educated together in the same rooms. so one has to ask one self, what does this proper islamic environment actually look like? what are they really waiting for? they talked about issues surrounding transport, issues surrounding the curriculum. we see them again and again trying to couch this in islam. for instance, they just announced a whole new round of appointees in the government and, surprise, surprise, there