the_taliban_shuffle_-_kim_barker

in Kabul. The Fun House would soon break up. The foreigner parties
would start to have guest lists for security’s sake—and often, Afghans
like Farouq weren’t included on those lists. As the crisis in the country
deepened, the Westerners would segregate themselves and retreat into
their compounds, building a separate world in Kabul, free of the hassles
of Afghanistan, free of Afghans.