ALJAZAM Fault Lines September 20, 2014
I travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. After days of negotiations, through intermediaries i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. Im actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. I was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i dont hope that i will end up in the same situation. This sort of access is incredibly rare. Its also risky this is taliban country. Charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements ...