Artists in Afghanistan are terrified they might not have any future under Taliban rule and many are resorting to destroying their own works
Kabul has changed dramatically since the Taliban were last in power, and Sara is part of a social media-savvy youth who grew up in a capital where arts and culture were flourishing.
"You are not afraid of love, of hope, of tomorrow," he recites in Dari, verses that have become an anthem for Afghan youth. "I kiss you amid the Taliban, you are not afraid!" In Paris, artist Rada Akbar is planning an exhibition of miniature paintings to illustrate that "the Taliban are not the real Afghanistan, and that they do not represent the history and culture of the country.”In 1997 the Taliban searched her house and beat her disabled son to death, she said. "I didn't want to go through that again."Many of those who remain in Afghanistan are holed up at home, fearful of going out, and worried about how to earn a living.
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