Feature: Ongoing insurgency, tribal traditions see many Afghan girls unable to attend schools, universities

File photo taken on Sept. 16, 2017 shows Afghan female students attend in a class at a high school in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. While peace and security has been restored in major parts of the once troubled southern region of Afghanistan, there remains a disproportionately large number of girls who have been deprived of the opportunity to complete school in the southern Kandahar province. (Xinhua/Manan Arghand)