Alireza Ahmadi desperately hoped to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, then a deadly explosion took his life.
![Alireza Ahmadi, right, and Zakarya Hassani cycling in Kabul in 2020 [Photo courtesy of Zakarya Hassani]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Alireza9.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)