Ghost Villages In Afghanistan

Abdul Ghafar, a farmer from Zhari district, which includes Khakai and is one of the worst affected, is now living in an impoverished area of Kandahar city since fleeing his village six months ago.

"We had to leave our home and farms under pressure from Taliban attacks and bombardments by foreign forces. We were fearing for our lives," he told AFP.

"I lost all my crops and left everything behind. Everything was destroyed. My home has been destroyed. The walls around my land collapsed. All my money was spent on our food here and now we have nothing."