Afghans fear a return to the “dark days” of the Taliban now that the militant movement has signed an agreement with the United States, the activist said.
Zarifa Ghafari is a fearless woman in a country where there is much to fear.
Despite the target on her back, she persists, commuting to work on the dangerous roads between Maidan Shahr and the capital, Kabul, where she has moved several times in the past year for security reasons.
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