I had the opportunity a couple of years ago to meet a guy from Afghanistan. The stories he told were absolutely terrifying, during the war him and his family were escaping from the Taliban and lost contact with his father and when they finally reunited after several weeks his father had been tortured by the Taliban and managed to escape. The family then escaped to India through Pakistan and were granted refuge. After resettling in India they rebuilt their life and this guy became quite successful, he then returned to Kabul because things had gotten better and he was making a constructive effort to showcase to the world that Afghanistan is slowly changing for the better including successfully organising various student conferences with the help of UN. When I heard about the fall of Kabul all I can think of is that guy. His optimism for the future and how much he wanted to change things for the better
BangtanRiyu on August 15th, 2021 at 13:09 UTC »
Definitely a photo that will be remembered historically.
biggiejon on August 15th, 2021 at 14:57 UTC »
20 years of war couldn't stop 70,000 Taliban in old trucks.
greenteaandbiscuit on August 15th, 2021 at 17:10 UTC »
I had the opportunity a couple of years ago to meet a guy from Afghanistan. The stories he told were absolutely terrifying, during the war him and his family were escaping from the Taliban and lost contact with his father and when they finally reunited after several weeks his father had been tortured by the Taliban and managed to escape. The family then escaped to India through Pakistan and were granted refuge. After resettling in India they rebuilt their life and this guy became quite successful, he then returned to Kabul because things had gotten better and he was making a constructive effort to showcase to the world that Afghanistan is slowly changing for the better including successfully organising various student conferences with the help of UN. When I heard about the fall of Kabul all I can think of is that guy. His optimism for the future and how much he wanted to change things for the better