Where Afghan women took shelter from abuse, Taliban now in control

When the Taliban took control of the northern Afghan city of Pul-e-Kumri, the operator of the only women's shelter ran away, abandoning 20 women in it. When the group arrived at the shelter, the women were given two choices: return to their abusive families, or go with the Taliban.

When the Taliban seized power, the operator of the only women’s shelter in a northern Afghan city ran away. Left abandoned were 20 women who had fled a variety of domestic horrors, some abused by husbands or family, others forced into early marriages with older men.

Soon after, the Taliban arrived at the shelter in the city of Pul-e-Kumri.