What is day-to-day life like for Afghans under Taliban rule? ruhullahkhapalw and northandrew investigate
has been speaking to Afghans across the country to piece together what life is like under the new Taliban.When Nazifa gets home from work, the first thing she does is peel off the black cloak that she has to wear outside. She greets her three children, but at this time of day her mind is on the one who is missing. Salim, her 16-year-old son, is currently on the perilous underground migrants’ railroad to Europe. She has been cut off from news of him all day.
Salim wanted to leave Afghanistan as soon as the Taliban took over. He pestered his parents to let him follow his friends out of the country. “He is very stubborn,” says Nazifa. “Clever, but stubborn.” Nazifa and her husband understood his view – they were also desperate to leave. In February Nazifa’s phone started buzzing with messages from neighbours, saying that they’d heard the Taliban were arresting young Hazara men in their homes. Some Hazaras had joined the resistance, and it seemed that the Taliban were getting paranoid. For Nazifa, this brought back memories of the persecution Hazaras faced last time the Taliban were in power. She finally gave Salim permission to leave the country.Thousands have left their villages in search of food elsewhere .
His practice amounts to little more than a pharmacy with an examination table. The medical training he received in Helmand’s capital never prepared him for dealing with the catastrophic injuries caused by modern weapons. But he still provided an essential service during the fighting, stabilising patients until they could be treated at the nearest hospital.
He stays in his clinic until 9pm every day. “Sometimes, we do feel hopeless,” he admits. He lives for his morning ritual, and the heft of pomegranates in his palms.When the Taliban took control of Kandahar, Yalda was surprised at how little things changed at first. The southern province is the birthplace of the Taliban movement and it was a socially conservative place even under the American-backed government.
“Just hearing the word ‘Taliban’ sends thieves running, because they fear they’ll have their hands cut off if they’re caught,” he said. He was pleased to see stolen cars being returned to their owners within a few days of the militants being back in power.The Taliban are pushing women to adopt strict dress-codes . Most people in Afghanistan have too little to eat .
Abdul appreciated other things about the Taliban. Their officials were easier to deal with than those of the previous government. If he had an issue to discuss with them, he didn’t have to write a formal letter; he could simply send a WhatsApp message. The Taliban didn’t automatically ask for bribes, either.
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