As the Taliban enters Kabul, for many in the capital the worst is happening. “It feels like the end of all my hopes, dreams and ambitions,” one resident says.
. But many residents of Kabul, which is relatively liberal compared to some other parts of the country, do not trust that they have changed.
Extended families gathered under one roof, as if waiting for approaching extreme weather, according to two people who spoke to NBC News. Others were trying to leave the country for good, heading for the borders. Internet service was unreliable, Diyana and another person in the city said.Diyana, 21, said that her father had left home to get money out of an ATM at around 6 a.m. and that after 3 p.m. he was still not back, as he was stuck in traffic.
“‘I don't want you there alone,’” he said, recalled Khaleda, who also did not want to use her full name for fear of being targeted by the militants. Diyana said she thought it was obvious that if the Taliban returned to power, they would begin to reinforce restrictions on women. Like many young women, she grew up enjoying the freedoms of life after the Taliban and dreads a transition to a culture that she has only heard about from older female relatives.
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