Ikram Karam is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan in Faryab.
Faryab is the latest of Afghan provinces where residents face increasing restrictions from an assertive Taliban that is embracing the type of moral policing imposed by the hard-line Islamist regime a quarter-century ago.
For nearly four decades, Afghans have been one of the largest refugee groups globally, but in recent years internal displacement has turned into a top humanitarian issue for the country of 35 million people.
A 75-year-old grandmother is the sole breadwinner for her family of 10 in northern Afghanistan. She weaves carpets for about $1 a day to ensure the family's survival.
