| an Afghan man carries two schoolgirls away from a clash site, in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One of Afghanistan's proudest achievements has been getting millions of children, especially girls, back into school since the toppling of the Taliban, but that gain is crumbling across the south and in other war-torn parts of the country. Hundreds of schools have been forced to shut down because of fighting or Taliban intimidation. (AP Photos/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar) | | | | Taliban fighters are handcuffed by Afghan security forces, in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. (AP Photos/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar) | | | | | | | | | | | FILE -- In this Jan. 13, 2016 file photo, An Afghan couple, take their daughter away from the site of clashes near the Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One of Afghanistan?s proudest achievements has been getting millions of children, especially girls, back into school since the toppling of the Taliban, but that gain is crumbling across the south and in other war-torn parts of the country. Hundreds of schools have been forced to shut down because of fighting or Taliban intimidation. (AP Photos/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar, File) | | Afghans and security forces inspect damage to a bus after a suicide attack in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 11, 2016. An Afghan official says that at least 12 new army recruits have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the eastern city of Jalalabad, Ahsanullah Shinwari, head of the Jalalabad hospital, said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar) | | | | | | |