An internally displaced Afghan woman stands with her daughters in front a makeshift tent on a rocky patch of land Thousands of people have fled Taliban insurgents sweeping Afghanistan. Photo / APAn internally displaced Afghan woman stands with her daughters in front a makeshift tent on a rocky patch of land Thousands of people have fled Taliban insurgents sweeping Afghanistan. Photo / APAs the Taliban surge through northern Afghanistan — a traditional stronghold of U.S.-allied warlords and an area dominated by the country's ethnic minorities — thousands of families like Sakina's are fleeing their homes, fearful of living under the insurgents' rule. An internally displaced Afghan girl whose family fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel, living in a tent in Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan. The next year, the Taliban rampaged through Mazar-e-Sharif, killing thousands of Hazaras and driving tens of thousands more out fleeing to Kabul.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2021 22:19 UTC