B.C. Afghan community concerned about those back home following western pullout

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B.C. Afghan community concerned about those back home following western pullout
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\u0022These (actions) are contradictory to what they (Taliban) are promising. They say they\u0027ll respect women\u0027s rights, human rights, amnesty ...\u0022

He’s heard the “kindler, gentler” talk of this current Taliban leadership, the promises that women will have a place in an inclusive Afghanistan, that revenge isn’t on the Taliban’s agenda.

“These are contradictory to what they are promising,” Nazem said. “They say they’ll respect women’s rights, human rights, amnesty, freedom of the press, freedom of expression.He has barely slept since Monday. “My six siblings, in each family somebody somehow was involved working with the previous government or agencies and now they are scared to death.”was six years old when he was smuggled out of Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation. He went back to visit in 2006 and then again to work in TV in Kabul from 2011-15, including directing Sesame Street.

But the Afghans are resilient and they just went back the next day to living their lives as normal, he said.“They had made it known they were here and they were everywhere. Their tactics were powerful, they really put fear into your heart,” he said.

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