After the Afghan Taliban movement captured the capital and the foreign troops retreated, the people of the whole country breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the war. However, after the Taliban announced that the new government would consist of only its members, the people of Kabul believed that they needed psychological protection and could not learn about the new government. Whether the government can adjust the situation and worry about their own future.
For the first time in 20 years, an army has taken control of the entire Afghan territory, turning a page in a 20-year war, but citizens still feel that the country is unstable and lacks psychological security.
Farid Hakim said: “Although the streets are safe and calm, people still feel psychologically unsafe due to disputes between the Taliban leadership and reports of high poverty and unemployment rates.”
The citizen told Al Jazeera that citizens “welcome the end of the war and are optimistic about a better future, but the Taliban movement has not yet succeeded in proposing a vision for the government and a plan to eradicate poverty.”。
He added: “Another problem facing the people is unemployment. With the Taliban taking control of all states, most employees of the former government have lost their jobs. Now they are worrying about making a living and paying their rent. They have been used to living for 20 years. The way, they have lost everything in less than a month, which has a great impact on their psychology.”
(Al Jazeera)Kabul University student Shabunan (pseudonym) sees the situation in the capital from another perspective, that is, the situation of women. She said, “Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, women have suffered more than others. They have been completely excluded from social activities. A new generation of Afghan women are accustomed to participating in social activities, but they are now restricted to their homes.”
She told Al Jazeera, “The Taliban movement should not change its position and attitude towards women, so as not to give countries and Western media the opportunity to attack them.”
She added, “Women are already concerned about economic, social and personal safety. I call on the Taliban to take care of women’s psychological safety, let them participate in social activities and work, and open the door to universities and schools for women.”
Afghanistan’s poverty rate and unemployment rate are both high, which has increased people’s concerns (Al Jazeera)basic needs
Psychological safety is considered to be one of the important needs of society, and lack of psychological safety can cause serious damage to society and individuals. Abdullah Awab, a professor of sociology at Kabul University, said, “After the Taliban came to power, all sectors of society were worried about their safety to some extent. Government employees were worried about losing their jobs, businessmen worried about their investment safety, and young people worried about In their future, women worry about their study and life, and whether they can participate in social activities as active members.”
Awab added, “These cases are directly related to psychological and physical safety. The Taliban movement must clearly address these concerns. It is its responsibility to provide guarantees to improve the lives and safety of the people, and the safety of people’s lives and property depends on them. This issue deserves more attention.”
(Al Jazeera)A Taliban source believes that the U.S. and Western remarks about Al Qaeda and the Islamic State have had a negative impact on Afghan citizens, making them lose confidence in the movement’s ability to control the security situation.
The source confirmed to Al Jazeera that “after the U.S. withdrawal, the problem in Afghanistan can be attributed to an airport accident, and the Taliban cannot control the airport, sending a negative message to people who have the right to worry about their future. Some people believe that the U.S. and the West deliberately exaggerated the base. Reports on the ability of the organization and ISIS to return to the frontline within two years.”
The same source believes that “American and Western propaganda machines have affected the mood of the Afghan people and prompted them to plan to leave Afghanistan because some people want to do that.”
The explosion of a car bomb in Kabul caused most Afghans to lose their sense of psychological safety (social networking site)Exposure and safety issues
In addition to the negative influence left by the western media on the awareness of Afghan citizenship, the overall situation in Afghanistan, including bank closures, the freezing of Afghan funds in the United States, and the non-payment of salaries to government employees, have also increased the people’s psychological anxiety about the future life.
This prompted Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaki to say at the first press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “The United States and the international community should not politicize humanitarian and financial assistance because the Afghan people urgently need such assistance.” The United Nations estimates that there are 38 million people in Afghanistan, and nearly half of them need emergency humanitarian assistance.
(Al Jazeera)In addition, the Afghan people have experienced security concerns for 40 years. The latest incident is that the people of Kabul and Jalalabad were awakened by explosive devices. The accident killed 3 civilians and injured 25 others, including Taliban militants.
Security and strategy expert Najib Nankier pointed out, “These bombings have characteristics of ISIS. It is trying to test the resistance of the Taliban. The attack on Taliban forces in Jalalabad confirms the main ISIS stronghold in Nangarha. There are remnants of ISIS in the province.”
South Kiir told Al Jazeera, “These bombings have affected public sentiment and made citizens believe again about the return of ISIS and Al Qaeda. Therefore, the Taliban must prevent this from happening and prove to the international community and the people that it can control the situation and ensure that Their lives are safe.”
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