A photojournalist recalls the Afghans he met, including the leader of a police unit left to fight the Taliban alone.
![Abdul Jalil, an Afghan local police commander, third from left, is seen alongside other fighters during a short lull in a five-hour firefight with the Taliban in Pay-E Moluk village, Panjwayi district, Kandahar, on April 30, 2013. Jalil was killed fighting the Taliban days after this photo was taken [John D McHugh/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/JDM130430-006.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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We explore the rapidly growing drug addiction problem in Afghanistan which produces 90 percent of the world’s opiates.
We investigate how three key Afghan cities are being affected by the gradual withdrawal of American troops.
As the US draws back its combat forces from Afghanistan, what will they leave behind?
What are the challenges facing the Afghan army as it prepares to take over responsibility for the country’s security?
People in the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, talk about their hopes and fears for the future.
This tiny US outpost in Kunar is one of the most remote and vulnerable – just 600 metres away from a Taliban stronghold.
