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She lived with her sister since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the sister, too, died. She was killed in an attack on Kabul airport where she was worked as a member of the former government\u2019s security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Taliban took away my sister, my legs, and my peace in my youth,\u201d said  Farzana, 29. \u201cAnd now the same Taliban have displaced me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have nowhere to go and stay,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farzana lives in a house in Kabul and has no family member to help her in her daily life. She could walk on crutches, but she can\u2019t do that anymore because her health condition has deteriorated. She is on wheelchair now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said she even needs help when she goes to the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am a burden on everyone,\u201d she said. \u201cI look at the door every day so that maybe someone come and take my hand to get up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farzana said the life of a disabled women is worse than hell in Afghanistan. She weeps as she speaks about the difficulties she faced in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said her sister took good care of her when she was still alive. One day Farzana received a call, someone informing her about her sister\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy sister&#8217;s death was harder to bear, even harder than the time when I lost my own legs,\u201d Farzana said. \u201cI lost hope, I lost my eyes and I have nothing left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two difficult years and experiencing mistreatment while living with a relative in Ghazni, Farzana left for Kabul and started living in the house of another relative, who was a former government\u2019s soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said she was doing embroidery and knitting to make a living. And she also received some support from an international organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the Taliban came, and the former soldier and his family fled, leaving Farzana behind. 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