taliban fighters start to pour in. their heavily armed presence 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. [ speaking foreign language ] someone from the taliban has just come in telling everyone to put away their cameras. it s getting a little tense over there. the senior talib rips a phone out of one woman s hands. his men shove journalists back. we try to keep filming, but the taliban don t want the world to see. they re ripping the women s posters. put it way, put it away. a machine gun burst sends a clear message. the protest is over.
someone from the taliban has just come in telling everyone to put away their cameras. it s getting a little tense over there. a phone ripped out of a woman s hands. his men shove journalists back. we try to keep filming, but the taliban don t want the world to see. they are ripping the women s posters. put it way. put it way. a machine gun burst sends a clear message. the protest is over. he is the head of the taliban s intelligence services in kabul and 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? i respect women s rights. i respect human rights, he says. if i didn t respect women, you
a handful of women stand quietly but defiantly. they re 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. their heavily armed presence 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. someone from the tallahiban has come in, telling everyone to put away their cameras. it is getting a little tense over there. the senior talib rips a phone out of one woman s hands. the men shove journalists back. we try to keep filming, but the taliban don t want the world to
to put away their cameras. it s getting a little tense over there. reporter: senior talib rips a phone out of one woman s hands. his men shove journalists back. we try to keep filming but the taliban don t want the world to see. they re ripping the women s posters. no, put it away, put it away. a machine gun burst sends a clear message. the protest is over. he is the head of the taliban s intelligence services in kabul and that the women did not have permission to protest. reporter: why does a small group of women asking for their right to be educated threaten you so much? i respect women s rights, i respect human rights, he says. if i didn t respect women, you wouldn t be standing here. would you have given them permission if they had asked for one?