In Kabul, live in hiding in the terror of the Taliban order

2021-11-19T18:52:50.435Z

STORY - Stunned by the brutality of power, the Kabuliotes, who lived in the West, no longer come out for fear of dying.

Special envoy to Kabul.

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The whole family gathered on an old sofa: father, mother, and four children: three young girls and a 10-year-old boy.

None wanted their name revealed.

Seeing you is a bit like leaving our house,

" smiles the eldest of the three girls.

It's been three months since none of them took a step outside: too dangerous.

If we go out, we die,

" warns the father.

Her children smile wearily: over the weeks, the warning has become a ritornello that is repeated like a joke.

We go out, we die

", asses the youngest, his mother takes tenderly in her arms.

"If they find us, they will kill me"

There is nothing natural about the discussion: it depends on two weak internet connections.

We are only a few blocks from each other, but you have to chat remotely, thanks to videoconferencing software.

You could be followed ... We do not know what the Taliban are capable of

", justifies the father, visibly embarrassed.