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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- APRIL 29, 2021: Izzatullah Neamat works on carving down a block of wood to make a traditional Afghan rubab while Ramin Saqizada watches, in his workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, April 29, 2021. With U.S. and NATO forces planning to depart the country in as little as a few weeks, they leave behind an Afghan state that few believe can withstand a Taliban onslaught. In recent days, the group has overrun dozens of districts, while its spokesmen discuss controlling Ñ and imposing their harsh religious vision on Ñ the country with an air of inevitability. Among the many losers of such a takeover are instrument makers like Neamat as well as the musicians he serves. For them, there appears to be one solution:ÒFaraar,Ó said Neamat.ÊEscape. ÒAll of the musicians in Afghanistan will stop. WeÕre just praying to Allah for us to have peace,Ó Saqizada said. ÒIf the Taliban leave us alone it would be fine. But they wonÕt.Ó (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)