With the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, the progress of the Taliban is accelerating

“Carrying arms is the last option,” Abdul Latif, 22, a university student whose younger sister was killed in a bomb attack on a school in Kabul’s Hazara district, told my colleagues. We want to get an education, vote in elections, and abide by the laws. But these terrorists want to carry out genocide against our sect against our success. If the government cannot protect us and our families, this may be our only option.”