In 2009, a dozen girls graduated from Pashtunzagan's school system. Now, roughly 1,200 19-year-olds are set to become high school seniors in this district in western Herat province.<br /><br />One local administrator calls the rise in enrollment, which has seen girls overflowing extra tents, a "revolution" for an area where families once would have rather killed their daughters than send them to school under Taliban rule.<br /><br />But ingrained customs and prejudices remain, and educating women remains a challenge: Of the 1,200 seniors, only 30 are likely to meet the requirements to graduate.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports.
