Things got worse for Bibi when the Taliban took control of much of Afghanistan.

However, some fighters in Bibi's area resisted the Taliban.

Again, her village was on the front line of the struggle. Bibi feared for the safety of her sons. Then her worst fears came true. The Taliban arrived in her village. They killed many villagers. And they also killed Bibi's sons.

They cut off her sons' heads. They did this in front of her house. She had to bury her sons by herself. She did not understand why they were killed.

They were just farmers. They were not trying to fight against anyone.

Bibi is only forty-six [46] years old. However, she looks much older. She is all alone.

She only has memories of her family to lessen the pain.

Bibi is not the only woman in this situation.

There are hundreds of thousands of widows like her in Afghanistan.

The United Nations reports that in the capital city of Kabul alone there are between thirty thousand [30,000] and fifty thousand [50,000] widows.