"This whole thing is becoming like a nightmare for everybody," says women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj. "And the fact that the women are so disliked by these men is beyond belief, I don't understand why. We should sit down and have a conversation." "The Taliban should realise that the women are on their side, and the women want them to succeed. And if they only knew that, if they only knew that. How difficult is, it to get this," she adds. SOUNDBITES