Afghan banks have closed branches and are waiting to see what will happen to the country. Thousands of people demanded their savings in vain overnight. “People in the queue spent several hours, there may be two thousand of us here. We want to get our money, the situation is not good. The Taliban sometimes open fire, “Abdullah Khan describes the situation of Kabul residents. Services for Afghanistan, however, were restored by the American company Western Union.
More than two weeks have passed since the occupation of Kabul. The authorities are not working, their employees are compromised in the eyes of the new regime by cooperating with the Western allies and are afraid to return to work. The country is governed by hastily set up committees.
Nevertheless, the Taliban are trying to calm the population. “There is no need to worry, I urge everyone to return to work and live as before. Shops, businesses, offices should open and start operating, “said Amanuláh Badri, a member of the elite units.
Meanwhile, the movement continues to ostentatiously consolidate power – demonstrating captured combat equipment, in the eastern province of Khost organized parades with coffins wrapped in the flags of Western powers.
The desire for popularity
In the first place, the Taliban are fighting for the favor of the people. They have been promising it since the announcement of the new government. Talks about its cast are finishing, as are preparations for the ceremony.
Activists in the city of Herat staged a unique protest and demanded representation in the cabinet. Whether the movement will worsen the position of women in the country remains to be seen. It is already clear who will lead the new Afghanistan – according to the media, Haybatullah Ahundzada, the Taliban leader, who has not appeared in public for weeks, will become a political and religious leader.
Negotiations in Qatar give hope that the isolation will be broken on the international stage. He offered to help ensure the operation of Kabul Airport. “We are not going to recognize the Taliban, but we see the need to stay in touch with it. Otherwise, we cannot ask questions and we will not know the answers, “said British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
He called in Qatar to calm the situation at the border. At the crossing with Pakistan, a crowd of refugees trampled on several people in an attempt to get out of the country.
The UN-led World Food Program, which is renewing flights, should also help. He is also working on the establishment of an air bridge for the freight transport of necessary material in addition to food, especially medical supplies.
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Turkey strengthens border security
The crisis is also reflected in distant Turkey. The local metropolis of Ankara is no longer accepting new registrations for temporary protection status. The new regulation requires all Syrians who are registered elsewhere in Turkey and residing in Ankara to leave the city and return to the place of original registration. Turkey is concerned about a new wave of migration caused by developments in Afghanistan. It has already strengthened security on its border with Iran and is negotiating with Tehran.
CT correspondent Václav Černohorský stated that between two and six hundred thousand Afghans currently live in Turkey. The number is inaccurate because only a small percentage of people are officially registered.
On part of the Iran-Turkish border, Turkey is building a concrete barrier, barbed wire, an observation tower and a camera system. However, plans to build this wall are nothing new, they have been talked about for at least four years. Turkey makes no secret of its readiness to negotiate with the Taliban on a future settlement in Afghanistan.
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