Mangaluru: Afghanistan, is now hit by a crisis after US withdrawal, has been the preferred country for many prospective work from Dakshina Kannada which is not divided, who go there to find green meadows.
Migration began around 2003, when NATO and US military bases began established.
“The offer was too tempting to fight.
I was offered US $ 1,000 (around Rs 45,000 at the time) in 2010, to work at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province.
Without thinking twice, I decided to work in a war-hit country for almost four years , “said Jackson L D’Souza, Nagori residents.
He works for moral facilities, welfare and recreation.
Not just Jackson, many young people from Udupi and Dakshina Kannada really wanted to work in Afghanistan to make careers.
“Even though there are bombings near the camp, life is not difficult, because we live inside the tent almost all the time.
The most important thing is, we save all our income, and also enjoy living in the midst of military personnel, including good food , “Jackson said, who is now an entrepreneur.
Joyson Anthony d’Souza is now running Inkspired Tattoo Studio, a chain of tattoo studio in the district, and said that working in Afghanistan for seven years made him stand on his own legs and turn it into entrepreneurs.
“In 2008, I landed in Afghanistan after paying Rs 8 Lakh to the agent borrowed from my friends and family.
I was recruited as a foreman with an initial salary of Rs 28,000 per month, and when I left India well forever, I earn around Rs 2 lakh per month.
If I reject the offer, I will not be in my place today, “he said.
He worked in Kabul Province, Kandahar and Helmand.
Many of them have worked in the base, and have never been allowed to enter the red zone.
Thumandara, a resident of Kavoor said that he had visited almost all army bases in Afghanistan.
“I landed in Afghanistan in 2011 and worked until 2020.
As a maintenance personnel, I had to visit army camps throughout the country.
Life was good, and we got respectful results,” he added.
“I am now worried and prayed for my old colleagues who were stranded in Afghanistan after the crisis,” said Anil Pinto, a resident of Padil, who worked there for three years, and is now employed in the UAE.
Afghanistan has been sought for work purposes for work
