Secret girls' schools and a Taliban commander's family

When Afghan women step out of their homes, everywhere they look they see a range of Taliban restrictions affecting all aspects of society and their lives

Quick Reference A fundamentalist Muslim movement which in 1996 set up an Islamic state in Afghanistan The Taliban were overthrown in 2001 by US-led forces and

taliban Afghanistan's Taliban leadership have said it is open to working with Berlin on accepting deported Afghan criminals

taliban Read CNN's Fast Facts on the Taliban to learn about the Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan