‘International community has lost interest’: Afghanistan’s first female vice-president sees history repeating

Sima Samar, former Afghanistan vice-president and head of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, is in exile but dreams of returning to the country she has helped rebuild once before. Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AP

The peace of the graveyard has descended upon Afghanistan.

“Afghanistan might seem safe now, there are not a lot of explosions, but it is a graveyard kind of security. The most peaceful place is the grave: there nobody protests,” says Dr Sima Samar.