Month after Taliban takeover, Ukrainians stranded in Afghanistan

Dozens of Ukrainian citizens originally from Afghanistan remain in the war-torn country, despite pleas for evacuation.

Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities.

Abdul*, a Ukrainian citizen, is stuck in Khost, a large city in southeastern Afghanistan.

As night falls, dogs bark in the background. But he is in no hurry to go to bed. He guards his house and family, embracing a gun, until morning.