Afghanistan War: A Trip Down Kabul-Kandahar Road, the Highway to Hell
On the outskirts of Kabul, we detour around a bridge that recently collapsed. The asphalt starts to fall apart, and four lanefuls of traffic are soon jockeying for position on what’s left of the two-lane highway. Ghafari’s bulletproof SUV lurches to an abrupt halt, boxed in by incoming trucks on one side and impatient southbound cars on the other: a bad situation. Her driver jumps out, AK-47 slung over his shoulder, to clear a path out of the jam, leaving the mayor unguarded. “The Taliban like to hide and attack from the trees and homes along the road,” Ghafari says, scanning her surr...
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