‘Our Houses Are Not Safe’: Residents Fear Taliban In Afghanistan’s Capital



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Afghan women look at the skyline of Kabul in September.

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Washington’s peace envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, attends the inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 9.

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A view of a damaged room at the Kabul University following a deadly attack on Nov. 3. The day before, gunmen stormed the university, leaving many dead and wounded.

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The Imam Zaman mosque in Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood where 39 people were killed in an ISIS suicide attack in 2017.

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Mustafa Nikzad, a Hazara activist, says militias are already forming in the area and of them is conducting patrols.

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Shakira Yazdani, who studies law, wants to stay in Afghanistan but after fleeing an ISIS attack at Kabul University, says she would like to go abroad.

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Law student Ali Yaqubi had planned to run his own business and enter politics — to help his community in Dasht-e-Barchi. He also has a degree in public policy, works as a consultant and volunteers in a charity that helps street children.

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Law student Ali Yaqubi had planned to run his own business and enter politics — to help his community in Dasht-e-Barchi. He also has a degree in public policy, works as a consultant and volunteers in a charity that helps street children.

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Yaqubi spoke to NPR in a cafe near his office in central Kabul. «You can’t guarantee a minute, even here,» he said. A few days ago, «there was a rocket attack next to this café.»

But for now, he’s in Kabul. Every morning, his mother gives him money to give to poor people on the street — so they’ll pray for his safety. That follows a Muslim belief that God hears the prayers of the oppressed.

Yaqubi said he doesn’t really believe it will do anything, but at least it makes his mother feel like he is safe.

Diaa Hadid and Fazelminallah Qazizai reported in Kabul, Afghanistan; Khwaga Ghani contributed to this report in Kabul.

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