“I want to tell all the girls to continue their mission to get an education,” Kainat said Tuesday.

“Girls’ education here is more important than boys’ because boys can do any sort of work. However, girls can’t just do any sort of job. Girls must have respectful jobs so that they can feel secure.”

The 10th-grader toughed out the ordeal. She said she has no regrets about defying a group that wants to stop girls from learning.

“God willing, I will continue my education,” she said.