I m very scared : Afghan girls, women fear Taliban s return to power as US troops withdraw
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Many Afghans have approached the coming of Eid Al Fitr with sombre and heavy hearts, after record levels of violence that has shocked a society already used to conflict.
Last week, a school was bombed in the capital Kabul, killing 80 people, most of them girls.
I worry we are losing the young generation of this country to war
Businesswoman Kamila Sidiqi
“This Ramadan was very different than all other Ramadans, said Farida Sangari, 21, a saleswoman in Kabul and member of the national martial arts team. It involved a lot more bloodshed than previous years.
The growing violence in Afghanistan has come very close to home for Ms Sangari.
A demonstration of students at Sayed Al-Shuhada school before the bombing holding signs in support of girls’ education. (Courtesy of Zareen Taj)
Editor’s note: On Saturday, May 8, a series of bomb attacks rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. The blasts three car bombs in front of the Sayed Al-Shuhada school specifically targeted young girls. As of Monday morning, at least 85 people had been killed and 147 injured most of whom were young girls. The attack came at the end of a particularly violent week in the country which resulted in the death of at least 44 civilians and 139 government forces,