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"I was carrying one child on my back, another in my arms, and luggage on my head," she told the BBC.

He came straight for me and took me in his arms.

Lam, who had stayed in class with the last four students, tucked her laptop, lunch and several pairs of ears underneath her arms and opened the door, intent on leading her kids to the buses.

A former journalist in the city of Kandahar told the BBC that an open arms market existed there for a year after the Taliban takeover, but has since gone underground via the messaging service WhatsApp.

They jutted their hips in ways that seemed stilted, like baby deer learning to walk, while their arms hovered elegantly, undulating like swan wings.