As Taliban regroup, victims fight for 'free' Afghanistan

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Anja Niedringhaus / AP, fileZalmai Faizi, a seven-year veteran of the Afghan National Police, last month buried his five-year-old daughter Ennah and 18-year-old son Zalkai after they were murdered by Taliban gunmen.By Tazeen Ahmad, NBC NewsThe Taliban were driven from power in Afghanistan 11 years ago this week but remain a threat. NBC News spoke to Afghans who have suffered at their hands and looked at what people believe the country's future will hold after NATO troops withdraw in 2014.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Zalmai Faizi's two children were playing in his police car when the Taliban assassins pulled up on motorcycles.

After having a few words with Faizi's son, the gunmen peppered the vehicle leaving the teenager and his five-year-old sister dead. Faizi rushed out of his house to find his kids in a pool of blood.

As a police officer in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, the 40-year-old carries out one of the world's most dangerous jobs. He paid an unimaginable price for his convictions.

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