Teenage Afghan guitar player eyes Taliban peace deal with trepidation


  • World
  • Saturday, 29 Feb 2020

Sara Habib, 13, plays the guitar while her father looks on at their home in Kabul, Afghanistan February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

KABUL (Reuters) - Like many young Afghans, 13-year-old music student Sara Habib is nervous about an agreement between the Taliban and the United States due to be signed in Doha on Saturday, which would include pulling U.S. troops out of the country after 18 years.

"I'm a little concerned about my future, because if any group like the Taliban or any other groups come to the country, I would no longer have my educational freedom," the teenager said, while strumming her guitar after classes at a Kabul music academy.

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