I was at home in Kabul when the Taliban reseized power on August 15 2021. The morning began like any other. I sent my son, Siawash, who was then seven years old, to school. I sat down to work on a collection of short stories I hoped to publish in Afghanistan.
By mid-afternoon, the Taliban had entered Kabul, and the president had fled the country. By the end of the day, there was no government left.
I went outside to check if what I was seeing on Facebook and TV — people running in panic in…
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