Amritsar, December 5
Exhibitors from Afghanistan participating in the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX), being held in Amritsar, showed gratitude towards the Union Government for giving them shelter temporarily. However, they said they were striving for better prospects of earning livelihood after the situation got worse with Taliban taking the reins of their native place.
Situation tense
My friends and relatives back home told me about the condition there. Girls cannot go out to study or do jobs. The banks have no cash. —Farhad, Afghan citizen
They are selling the best quality Afghani ‘kagzi almonds’, cashews and walnut, and organically grown saffron and dates at the exhibition. Born and brought up in Kabul, 20-year-old Mustafa does not want to recall how his parents had to abandon their jobs, property and shift to New Delhi for a safe life, a year ago. “After Taliban started penetration into the Afghan area, we migrated to Noida temporarily after my parents quit their jobs and sold the assets.” Hailing from Mazar-i-Sharif, 23-year-old Farhad said the governance in Afghanistan had collapsed with the Taliban taking the control. — TNS
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