Posted on Aug 17, 2021
An Ex-Senior Afghan Official Is Hiding From The Taliban, And Growing Angry At America
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"I am not safe," reads a cellphone text to NPR from a former Afghan government official. "I don't know what will happen with me."
They requested not to publish their identity or location for their safety. They have heard the Taliban assigned a hit squad to find them, following previous death threats.
This former high-ranking national government official is one of many who have gone into hiding or exile amid the chaos since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, as the United States and international allies end their two-decade campaign to help fight the insurgent group. Among them was Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who quietly slipped out of the country on Sunday. Now, expecting the Taliban will restore their brutal form of Islamist rule, people who worked in Afghanistan's Western-backed government fear for their lives.
"I am not safe," reads a cellphone text to NPR from a former Afghan government official. "I don't know what will happen with me."
They requested not to publish their identity or location for their safety. They have heard the Taliban assigned a hit squad to find them, following previous death threats.
This former high-ranking national government official is one of many who have gone into hiding or exile amid the chaos since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, as the United States and international allies end their two-decade campaign to help fight the insurgent group. Among them was Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who quietly slipped out of the country on Sunday. Now, expecting the Taliban will restore their brutal form of Islamist rule, people who worked in Afghanistan's Western-backed government fear for their lives.
An Ex-Senior Afghan Official Is Hiding From The Taliban, And Growing Angry At America
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Well it's understandable for sure, PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good read and share Brother William.
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I would tend to feel the same way. From the Taliban point of view if anyone had anything to do with aiding the US then they should be punished. Doesn't mater to them if its logical or not, some of those people were just trying to make Afghanistan better for everyone. Sad situation to be in.
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