Herat, Afghanistan: Since Taliban capture Afghanistan amid the chaotic return of America more than three and a half months ago and nato soldiers, their fighters have changed roles, from rebels fighting in the mountains and fields to the armed forces running the country.
Very Taliban The foot soldiers now have new jobs: guarding outposts on the streets and patrolling security in and around Afghan cities and towns. Last month, many Taliban fighters Posed for portrait photographs for the Associated Press while on patrol at night and at checkpoints in the western city of Herat.
One of them, 21-year-old Ahmed Wali, was on patrol in Qamar Kalagh village north of Herat. A student at an Islamic religious school known as a madrasa, he said he joined the Taliban because he believed in the teachings of the Quran and was against the American presence in his country and the previous Afghan government, which was known for its corruption. was widely criticized.
Now, he said, he is very busy with his new responsibilities to provide security in the area to which he was assigned. He hopes that both he and his country have a bright future, and said he is “99% sure” that better days will come for all people in Afghanistan.
after Taliban takeover In mid-August, Afghanistan’s already dilapidated and aid-dependent economy plunged into a full-blown crisis. The international community has withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in funding on which the country of 38 million people depended. Billions of dollars worth of Afghan assets have been confiscated abroad.
Afghanistan’s banking system Largely cut off from the world, and the new Taliban rulers largely unable to pay salaries while jobs in the economy have disappeared.
Women have mostly been barred from the job market, except in a few occupations, and from a high school education, while thousands, including highly educated professionals, have fled or are trying to flee Afghanistan, leading to mass brain-migration. Is.
Very Taliban The foot soldiers now have new jobs: guarding outposts on the streets and patrolling security in and around Afghan cities and towns. Last month, many Taliban fighters Posed for portrait photographs for the Associated Press while on patrol at night and at checkpoints in the western city of Herat.
One of them, 21-year-old Ahmed Wali, was on patrol in Qamar Kalagh village north of Herat. A student at an Islamic religious school known as a madrasa, he said he joined the Taliban because he believed in the teachings of the Quran and was against the American presence in his country and the previous Afghan government, which was known for its corruption. was widely criticized.
Now, he said, he is very busy with his new responsibilities to provide security in the area to which he was assigned. He hopes that both he and his country have a bright future, and said he is “99% sure” that better days will come for all people in Afghanistan.
after Taliban takeover In mid-August, Afghanistan’s already dilapidated and aid-dependent economy plunged into a full-blown crisis. The international community has withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in funding on which the country of 38 million people depended. Billions of dollars worth of Afghan assets have been confiscated abroad.
Afghanistan’s banking system Largely cut off from the world, and the new Taliban rulers largely unable to pay salaries while jobs in the economy have disappeared.
Women have mostly been barred from the job market, except in a few occupations, and from a high school education, while thousands, including highly educated professionals, have fled or are trying to flee Afghanistan, leading to mass brain-migration. Is.
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