ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 12月10日 08時00分

As the U.S. leaves behind its military bases in Afghanistan, it also leaves a legacy of land disputes.

Countless Afghans have seen their land become a casualty of the U.S.-led war and the sprawling military infrastructure born from it. The American practice of building military bases on private property and then transferring them to local forces is stoking a sense of injustice among the farmers whose land was seized, often without compensation or a guarantee of its return.

“I have the deed, and the government and the courts have attested that this is my land,” said a businessman from Balkh Province. “But the Americans still have the land and they still deny me.”

Despite the drawdown of American forces in Afghanistan to fewer than 5,000 today from more than 100,000 in 2011, some of the property they occupied has not been returned. Instead, the bases and the land have been transferred to Afghan security forces. Villagers have fought for years to collect compensation and to get their property back — but due process is nearly impossible in the face of corruption and state erosion.

Tap the link in our bio to read more. @jimhuylebroek took this photo in Kunar, Afghanistan.

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