Afghan girls play guitars at Afghanistan’s National Institute for Music in Kabul on January 29, 2012. The Taliban regime, which ruled from 1996 to 2001, banned music, forcing many musicians to put away their instruments or go into exile. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)

Afghan girls play guitars at Afghanistan’s National Institute for Music in Kabul on January 29, 2012. The Taliban regime, which ruled from 1996 to 2001, banned music, forcing many musicians to put away their instruments or go into exile. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)