Internally displaced Afghan families take refuge in a public park in Kabul after fleeing the violence in their provinces. Thousands of people have set up camp in tents at a makeshift shelter since the beginning of August.
Fleeing Violence, Displaced Afghans Live In Kabul Park
![Afghan girls and burqa-clad women who are among the displaced families fleeing violence in their provinces sit in front of a tent at a makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.](https://gdb.rferl.org/03499bf4-044c-4a65-9c17-d0fe8c2d0d44_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan girls and burqa-clad women who are among the displaced families fleeing violence in their provinces sit in front of a tent at a makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.
![Displaced Afghan families who have fled the violence in their provinces stand near tents at a makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/0ab1517e-7b7e-49c0-ad63-81c1ff51b51c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Displaced Afghan families who have fled the violence in their provinces stand near tents at a makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.
![An Afghan woman and children who are among the displaced families fleeing violence in their provinces sit inside a tent at a makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/be271f44-7c7a-4bff-bef2-513d6afbf74d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan woman and children who are among the displaced families fleeing violence in their provinces sit inside a tent at a makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.
![A boy sells bread at a makeshift shelter for displaced Afghan families in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4fe655a0-9a69-40c9-97e6-c662df70c3ae_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy sells bread at a makeshift shelter for displaced Afghan families in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.
![Displaced Afghan families sit with their belongings at the shelter in Kabul's Shahr-e Naw park on October 4 as they prepare to return to their provinces.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e1d5885b-dbd8-49f2-b555-df15e6746fdc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Displaced Afghan families sit with their belongings at the shelter in Kabul's Shahr-e Naw park on October 4 as they prepare to return to their provinces.
![A burqa-clad Afghan woman at the shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1e6dbb19-17a3-45ed-aad9-a963cc346552_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A burqa-clad Afghan woman at the shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.
![A displaced Afghan man sats at the makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/eb46b691-d991-4eac-b03a-17aa3ba6288e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A displaced Afghan man sats at the makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.
![Displaced Afghan children at the makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1fde3e91-9030-4a6d-9f3a-46054648265e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Displaced Afghan children at the makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park in Kabul on October 4.
![Burqa-clad women and a child, who are among displaced Afghan families fleeing the violence in their provinces, stay in a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/f92ee774-908b-4d8b-8a40-94478ac1708c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Burqa-clad women and a child, who are among displaced Afghan families fleeing the violence in their provinces, stay in a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021.
![An Afghan man, who is among displaced people fleeing the violence in their provinces, carries his belongings as he prepares to return to his province, at a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/92df7732-6959-47e5-bdee-d9b3d3f10a0e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan man, who is among displaced people fleeing the violence in their provinces, carries his belongings as he prepares to return to his province, at a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021.
![Afghan families, who are among displaced people fleeing the violence in their provinces, sit with their belongings as they prepare to return to their provinces, at a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/5e43d895-d57c-455e-9029-5da64d36fc66_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan families, who are among displaced people fleeing the violence in their provinces, sit with their belongings as they prepare to return to their provinces, at a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021.
![Internally displaced people are seen outside their makeshift shelters in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan October 3, 2021. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/1067b35d-eb8a-4db8-81fd-21a16f30e52a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Internally displaced people are seen outside their makeshift shelters in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan October 3, 2021.