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It Was Too Quiet… and That Scared Me More

By Afshin Amiri | Voices from Kabul | 22 Mar 2026


I’ve heard loud noises before.

I’ve seen chaos.

But that night…

it was different.

There was nothing.

No voices.

No movement.

Just silence.

And somehow…

that silence felt wrong.

I remember sitting there,

looking at the walls…

waiting for something to happen.

Because deep down,

I knew…

when it’s too quiet,

it doesn’t mean peace.

It means something is coming.

And that feeling…

it stays with you.

Even when everything

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