The dark days that men and women live in Afghanistan, after the seizure of power by the Taliban, describe in the Athenian News Agency two Afghans living in Greece.
The images that have come to light since August 15, when the Taliban seized power in the country, are indicative of fear and despair in the face of the returning darkness. Amir Karimi, 38, who lives in Thessaloniki, confirms the terror experienced by Afghans. «People do not dare to leave their homes and even traffickers do not undertake to move families out of Afghanistan, as there is a high risk of Taliban blockades and checks, especially if there are girls over 12 in a familySays Amir Karimi. “I have been saying for many years now that Afghanistan is like a bomb, ready to explode from time to time,” he said, adding that much information about the real situation, especially in the countryside, was not being made public.
According to the 38-year-old, who has been living in Greece for the last 20 years, prices for all basic goods have risen and there are serious shortages. “Public services have been shut down and there is widespread fear. “People remember the barbarity of the Taliban, who ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until their overthrow in 2001,” said Karimi.
“I am very angry, frustrated and numb and I am afraid that tomorrow will be very difficult for the Afghan people. “What is very important is that the government that the Taliban will do is not recognized by any country.” As for the plight of women in Afghanistan, she stressed that “any freedom of expression they felt after the overthrow of the Taliban, taking off – some of them – the burqa, has collapsed within a few days.”
“I went to school but always in fear”
18-year-old Masume Mousavi, who finished primary school in her country, spoke to the Athens News Agency about the fear regime of girls and women in Afghanistan. “I went to school, but always in fear, as I did not know when the bombing would start again, while I was always accompanied by one of my three brothers. “My family did not want to marry me when I was young, but they encouraged me to continue school, something I did until I was 13, when I came to Greece,” he says.
Masoum estimates that things will get worse, “not only for women who are even at risk of being killed”, but also for men, while there are already many problems with electricity and water supply in various parts of Afghanistan, making it difficult to living.
The 18-year-old, who studies at EPAL Evosmou, has now taken off the headscarf she used to wear. “I have been thinking about it a lot for the last five years and finally, a while ago, I decided to take it out… When I had it, I wanted it and I felt free but even without it I feel free …”.
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