Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyTORKHAM, Pakistan—It is a hot and chaotic morning near the Durand Line of Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, where thousands of travelers attempt to cross in and out of Taliban-controlled territory every day.After a few grueling hours waiting in line, an Afghan family of five had just managed to cross the border into Pakistan, breathing a sigh of relief as they tried to flag down a taxi to Islamabad. The father, however, keeps looking ba
While some families are still desperate to flee the Taliban’s “hell” others have a different take on life in Afghanistan two years after the collapse of the U.S.-backed government.