The Afghan army insisted things Were more secure in 2013
But they had to close down the schools One man said the Taliban threatened to attack the schools
Now the men fight with Soviet era weapons The American troop levels reduced
In one village The people can farm and work freely Because of patrols by the Afghan police and The police took over the patrols after the Americans left The police report what is going on to the military
The people want clinics and schools To be built
The army leaves day to day security In the hands of the National Police
The Police Chief says They have gained the trust of the local people And they discuss how to punish the warlords
May God be with the national army and police force May they protect the people and keep them safe
Some Afghans Living in Pakistan Were forced to return to Afghanistan After a school was attacked in Peshwar, Pakistan
The Afghans suspect That local officials are taking advantage Of the situation To expel unwanted refugees
More than 33,000 undocumented Afghans returned from Afghanistan In the first six weeks of 2015
Even some registered refugees Have been driven out of Pakistan
Many returning Afghan families have nowhere to go In Jalalabad, the closest big city On the Afghan side of Torkham Families pitched tents along a canal Lacking any other resource
Their children pulled turnips from a nearby field The most reliable source of food
One woman is worried How her children will fare They no nothing of the country And what it is like
Their is great mineral wealth in that country Perhaps that is the main reason why The U.S. has plans to stay there For an extended period
I doubt life for the Afghan will ever get better Or be more secure The Taliban are there to stay
33% of people live below the poverty line I doubt that figure will ever improve either Even if the country prospers from their mineral deposits The common man won't benefit
Well, that's just how the cookie crumbles In Afghanistan