Afghanistan a year back

Only a year back on the morning of August 15th 2021, no one expected their lives would be polar opposite to the lives in the last 20 years. Afghan President had fled Afganistan. The defacto regime now in power occupied Kabul the capital city of Afganistan.

Many Afghans feared for their lives and tried anything to leave their country to anywhere where they could be safe. Millions of Afghans working and non-working men, women, children, expectant mothers including older women and men desperately wanted to go anywhere where they could start their lives again.

The defacto regime for that matter didn't appear even to be soft to the Afghans. They showed up everywhere with a rifle on their shoulder walking and standing everywhere. Their very presence was intimidating. Inside the Parliament the defacto regime leaders posed photos as a sign of capture not as a victory from foreigners. From the very beginning it was calamitous. A new chapter in history was opened in Afghanistan. On the 15th of August in 2022 this will be the first year after takeover for the people of Afghanistan. The previous time the Taliban came to power Afghans came under this same type of regime by the Taliban.

We haven't heard of anything worthwhile from this region in the last one year. What are their future plans no one knows. It's extremely dangerous for the Afghans who come under this defacto regime. No other country has voiced their support or assured their support nor the defacto regime has come up with a white paper on the government. In the least we can hope for a white paper before 15th August, 2022. Hopefully the government will table a white paper before the 15th.

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