Crossing Afghanistan along the 'highway of death'
Highway 1, or the Ring Road, connects Afghanistan's major cities. After September 11, 2001, it became a hotspot for crime and fighting, particularly between the capital Kabul and Kandahar, the Taliban's birthplace. People taking it had to navigate extortions, kidnappings and suicide bombings. What…
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