War Takes Toll On Afghan Civilians

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January 16, 2014

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier passes shops during an exercise in Poll-e-Matack, north of Kabul, on January 14, 2014. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. and NATO troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan. They will be turning over security to the Afghan forces.

But even as the war ends for the foreign troops, it continues for the civilians in Afghanistan. Last year, was one of the worst years of the war for them.

The BBC's David Loyn looks at the hopes the people of Afghanistan have for 2014.

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David Loyn, longtime correspondent for the BBC. He tweets @DavidLoyn.

This segment aired on January 16, 2014.