Woman

I fled the TALIBAN

Cowering in the corner of the mosque, I heard them before I saw their shadows: a group of soldiers, shouting in Russian, with rifles slung over their shoulders. Cracks of light seeped in around the rugs covering the windows, but it was enough to see them grab hold of some of the men in our group, including my father, and drag them outside into the freezing winter air. The women left behind – including me, my sister and stepmother – screamed out, terrified of what they might do. When they finally returned, the men looked dishevelled and shaken up, and I later learnt the soldiers had strip-searched them in the street, in search of money. It was humiliating for us all and one of

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