KAN-E-EZZAT, AFGHANISTAN (Aftenposten): For many Afghans, it does not matter that the Taliban rule the country. They’re just happy it’s peace.
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Lal Mohammad crouches as he enters the family’s underground barn. This is where the cows usually live. But when the war between the Taliban and the government forces was at its most intense, 40-50 people sought refuge here.
– There were bullets and bombs everywhere. No one could go out, Mohammad explains.
His village of Kan-e-Ezzat has been in the middle of the front line for several years. On one side was the Taliban. On the other hand, Afghanistan’s old regime and its foreign supporters.
–– Everyone in the village has a war injury, says Lal Mohammad.
The last months before the Taliban took power in Afghanistan were among the worst.
At times, it was impossible for the family to look after the apple trees, the potato field, and the wheat field.
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