Some Afghans who spoke to the Star say they want Canada to recognize the legitimacy of the Taliban government to help get the economy restarted. They say they need more humanitarian aid to stay alive.
Taliban Mullah Abdul, from Kandahar, says he would also fight the “Pakistan infidels who gave airports and support to the United States” if he could. But fragments from a Canadian shell left the then-36-year-old blind in 2007. And now he just hopes for jobs and food for his family.
“They are crazy people, saying crazy things,” he says. “Pakistan is an important neighbour, and we need to make relations with the world.” Abdullah, a 65-year-old grape farmer who fought against the invading Soviets in the 1980s, bears a grudge against Canadians for destroying his garden to build a road early in the war, but nonetheless pleads for Canada’s help. Afghans need pressure on the Taliban to “please not kill local people, not kill ex-government forces and not kill ex-government officials,” he says.
“We need more help from Canadians,” says Mohammed. “We don’t need tanks. We don’t need bullets. We need support … to build our economy.” Nabila, a 19-year-old high school teacher, goes further. She says she is prepared to suffer rather than have countries like Canada provide aid or recognition to the Taliban. Nabila’s father, a former government official, is in hiding to avoid the capture and torture he says most of his colleagues have suffered. The only member of her family who is employed, Nabila says her small income must feed five people in two households.
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