Highlights
- Thousands of people have fled or have been driven out of Afghanistan.
- The Afghan economy, which is powered by foreign aid, is now on the verge of collapse.
- The people of Afghanistan are now feeling safe and feeling less violence after decades.
Kabul: During the completion of 6 months of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, many changes are being seen. The people of Afghanistan are now feeling safe and feeling less violence after decades. But the Afghan economy, once run on foreign aid, is now on the verge of collapse. Thousands of people have fled or have been driven out of Afghanistan. In this, the number of people belonging to the educated elite is more. These people are scared about their economic future or lack of independence.
Women are back on the streets
in the late 1990s Taliban During the regime girls were banned from going to school and women working. on Tuesday Afghanistan It completed 6 months of Taliban rule. The US-backed Afghan president had suddenly and secretly left Kabul. The Taliban also captured Kabul after a month-long military campaign to take control of the provinces. Although the sight of armed Taliban fighters roaming the streets still scares people, women have returned to the streets.
Young people have started wearing western clothes
The youth had initially shunned western clothes to wear the traditional pajama-kameez, but the youth are now wearing western clothes again. However, the Taliban is a supporter of long shirts and pocket pants. Unlike in the 1990s, the Taliban is allowing some women to work. Women are back on the job at the ministries of health and education, as well as at Kabul International Airport. But women in other ministries are still waiting to return to work. Thousands of jobs have been lost during the economic downturn and women have suffered the most.
girls from class 1 to 6 are going to school
The arrest of some youths selling heart-shaped flowers on Valentine’s Day on Monday made it clear that the Taliban administration, run by men, is not tolerant of Western views on love. Girls from class 1 to 6 are going to school. But in most parts, the girl students of classes above this are still locked in their homes. The Taliban promised that all girl students would go to school after the Afghan New Year in late March. Universities are slowly reopening and private universities and schools have never been closed.
Long lines in front of banks
The condition of poverty is that there are long queues in banks, people have to wait a long time to withdraw their own money. They can only withdraw a maximum of $200 in a week. More than $9 billion worth of foreign assets of Afghanistan were confiscated after the Taliban took over. Last week, President Joe Biden promised that $3.5 billion (out of $7 billion in Afghanistan’s wealth deposited in the US) would be given to the families of 9/11 victims of the US and the remaining US$3.5 billion would be freed up for Afghan aid. will be done.
‘America is taking Afghanistan’s money’
Afghan politicians have condemned the US decision, accusing it of taking money from Afghanistan’s share. Graeme Smith, a senior adviser to the International Crisis Group’s Asia Program, cautioned against the sanctions, saying it would have the opposite effect. “Continuing economic pressure on the Taliban will not get rid of their regime, but a crumbling economy could cause more people to migrate, creating another migration crisis,” he said. (Language)
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