Killing Hope: Targeted Attacks in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence, in which young professionals - often women - are being deliberately singled out, targeted, and murdered. All the victims were working to build a country based on democratic values. The government blames the violence on insurgent groups like the Taliban, who have their own agenda ahead of the withdrawal of US troops later this year. Speaking to families who have lost loved ones, those who have chosen to leave, and those living in fear, Our World asks what impact this tactic will have on the future of Afghanistan.