We also got to talk to the vice governor and secured our permit. I managed to interview him, with more on that to come in Postimees, while he requested asking me a few questions in turn after a short time of me interrogating him (because of his other engagements looming). This is what he wanted to know:

my religion;

upon learning that I consider myself a Christian, he asked which denomination;

how religious I am;

whether religion has the protection of the law in my country;

what I thought of Afghanistan before and how I feel about it now;

what is being said about the Taliban in my country;

what will I tell my people of Afghanistan today when I return home;

why the world is keeping Afghanistan’s assets frozen and my take on the situation;

what he could do for me;

and whether he would be shown everything he wanted to see upon coming to Estonia.

We shook hands after our meeting and I couldn’t help myself telling the vice governor, “Welcome to Estonia!” I hope the foreign ministry won’t mind.

Feminine Afghanistan and the softer side of the Taliban