She had always wanted to have an education. Even though she was living in Pakistan, she could not go to college. It was because of her that her family were able to live at all. The longer I stayed the more risky it was for the family. Under the Taleban regime, not even neighbours can be trusted.
Informers are everywhere and get paid well.
More tea and lunch was offered but we had to refuse. As we left, Shazzia's mother handed me a burqa and a chadour and asked me to leave the building wearing them. They are bright blue and cover a woman from head to toe, obscuring any shape she may have. It makes it virtually impossible to see either up or down or from side to side. Under the Taleban women must wear them.