It was 2001, when Americans launched attack
on Afghanistan. They defeated them easily but to restore the new government, it
took them more than six years. Now American forces are moving out of the
Afghanistan after abolishing Taliban and reducing its impact on the Afghani
people.
I was curious to know, how Taliban were
really like in reality. Mostly, it happens that through media, certain power of
the world project wrong picture. I wanted to know that, is that the same with
Afghanistan or not. To know the reality interact with the people.
I got a golden opportunity to spend some
time with an Afghani. He is an educated chap, who loves his country allot.
After discussing the political scenario of Afghanistan and most important, how
was the Taliban in Afghanistan, I learnt many new things, which I don’t think
any news channel can telecast.
To my utter shock he said that, when
Taliban was there, then the conditions were good. People can leave the door
open of their house and no one will enter or steal anything, no girl would be
teased, or dishonored. The guy seemed to be happy with Taliban’s rule, till the
time he revealed the reason of such peaceful atmosphere. If someone steals,
then Taliban’s government will cut off his hands, if someone will tease a girl
then he will lose his eyesight. The peace was attained in the Afghanistan
society because of fear which they had established in the Afghani people.
Taliban, believed in reserved society where
women need to stay inside the house. The major issue in Taliban’s rule was its
anti-women policy with which its own citizens are not happy. Decline in the
male to female sex ratio is very high in Afghanistan. Another, Afghani told me
that to marry a girl boy has to pay dowry to the girl’s family. Well, if this
thing happens in India then most of the women led NGOs will be very happy. But
the trend highlights that the Taliban’s anti-women policies led to decline in
male to female sex ratio.
Unemployment was another big problem in
Taliban’s rule. Most of the youth were unemployed and the new generation of
Afghanistan was becoming restless under Taliban’s rule. They had few options
left to earn living, either pick up the weapon and join Taliban’s group or
start farming of weed which Taliban’s government used to sell in Europe and
America in an illegal manner to maintain Afghanistan economy.
Now, as the Taliban is not there, the
challenges which Afghanistan is facing are law and order problems, continuous threat
of Pakistan supported Taliban groups and generation of employment.
When Americans were bombing over Kabul’s
airport, a young boy just a kilometer away from the airport was crying and
telling his parents that they will die. Windows of his house were shattered due
to constant bombing. That boy survived the tough times of the war and now wants
his country to develop at a faster pace. War is difficult, it is madness, but
the person who survives this madness knows the value of life.
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