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Åsne Seierstad’s The Afghans is a gripping depiction of life under Taliban rule
In August 2021, the world was gripped by images beamed from Afghanistan when the Taliban entered Kabul. Terrified Afghans ran for their lives to the airport. People were clinging to the wings of aircraft and holding babies over barbed wire, hoping they …