AdvertisementAdvertisementJawad Sezdah, second from right, joins fellow students as they protest Nov. 8 at Kabul University, calling for protection of public educational institutions and civilians. His message is to the Taliban fighters seeking to reimpose strict Islamic law that would leave little room for his art. A Nov. 8 student protest is held at Kabul University, where gunmen killed and wounded a number of students early this month. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementA return of the Taliban, who ruled Kabul and much of the country between 1996 and 2001, has never seemed closer. But even those with freedoms far outside Kabul fear the hard ways and strict scriptures of the Taliban.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 16, 2020 09:32 UTC