Afghanistan: fear grows among the population in the face of the Taliban advance
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As the Taliban surround provincial capitals, concern grows among the Afghan population.
© AP - Rahmat Gul
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In Afghanistan, the Taliban continue to gain ground as foreign troops continue their withdrawal, which will be complete before September 11.
In the north of the country, the insurgents have launched several major offensives in recent weeks.
Hundreds of soldiers even fled to neighboring Tajikistan recently.
As the Taliban surround provincial capitals, concern grows among the population.
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With our correspondent in Kabul,
Sonia Ghezali
Muzhda is 25 years old.
She is a manager in a colorful traditional dress shop in central Kabul.
Leaning against a window of lapis lazuli jewelry, in the middle of the party outfits she sells, she wonders if she will be able to continue working in the coming months: "
If the situation gets worse, it will be very difficult for her. me because I'm a manager in a boutique created by a female stylist that everyone here knows.
She is a target for fundamentalists.
If it gets worse then we will have to leave the country
.
"
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On the busy Shar e now street, Omid, a guitar and rubab seller, asks to step away from the street to answer our questions.
He prefers not to be seen with foreigners, even more badly perceived since the announcement of the withdrawal of foreign troops.
“
At night I wake up every 20
minutes, I'm not at ease,” he
confides.
I am afraid of the Taliban.
We know all the wrong they have done in the past.
If I can, I will go abroad, I will borrow money, and I will go to Iran.
"
The Taliban cut off musicians' ears, artists in Afghanistan recall.
The fear of the return of fundamentalists to power is only growing in the country where the Taliban are expanding their influence more and more every day.
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