International Human Rights Project

I am interested in women's education in Afghanistan. On The guardian Website an author explains,"Women's education has been severely compromised in Afghanistan as a resurgent Taliban has practiced a policy of intimidation of female students. Women, who make up a significant proportion of Afghanistan's population, have been killed, burned and threatened for attending school. Many teachers have been executed in remote villages by the Taliban during the latest resurgence." I wonder if the Taliban restricts women's rights because of religious reasons or because they are worried that by educating women that they are giving the a voice in society? While significant strides have been made by humanitarians such as Greg Mortenson, many women are uneducated Afghanistan. Sometimes, women then marry because they feel it is their only way out and some even commit suicide. How does education have a bearing on marriage. I am also interested whether the war in Afghanistan has helped or hindered women's education.