Afghans In Wardak Province Live With Remnants Of War

MAIDAN SHAHR, AFGHANISTAN - JANUARY 14: Taliban memorial flags mark where 15 Taliban fighters were killed in an American drone strike in August, 2021, in a successful U.S. bid to open the road at the Arghandi Gate for Afghan government security forces retreating to Kabul, on the day that insurgents captured Wardak province, as Afghans live among the snow-covered remnants of war near Maidan Shahr, on January 14, 2022 in Afghanistan. Since Taliban militants toppled the American-backed government of ex-President Ashraf Ghani in August, 2021, Afghans have faced a winter of mounting hardships, including widespread acute hunger, a severe drought, and collapsing economy as donor funds have been blocked to the Taliban. The UN World Food Program estimates that 95% of Afghans do not have enough to eat. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)