Taliban spokesman says ban on Afghan women's education "small issue"

The Taliban's ban on girls in Afghanistan studying beyond primary school is "a small issue" and should not prevent the international community from recognizing it as the country's legitimate government, a spokesman said in a recent interview.Zabihullah Mujahid told Kyodo News in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, that female education is "an internal matter" and that it is difficult at the moment to convince conservatives and moderates to "be at one table" on the issue.The Taliban has suspended secondary and higher education for girls and prohibited female employees of national and internation…READ FULL ARTICLE