Kolkata: Prison sentences to cut beards, fashionable haircuts, listening to music, wearing Western clothes – this is one of the first commands of Taliban General Law (Sharia Commission) announced in Kabul on Friday, the hope of running from a more moderate regime on arrival they.
, a desperate Afghan trader came to India but is currently stranded in Kabul to Ti.
“The Taliban has issued a 15-point dictate that everyone must follow or face prison.
They have provided a compliance period of 15 days after the hard action will begin.
I have stopped shaving and now exercising a thin beard like the others.
I also stopped combing my hair and let it be disheveled so as not to attract attention.
I have thrown out my jeans and wear traditional role Five years ago and last visited Kolkata in February 2020 when he held an exhibition of Afghanistan products – carpets, jewelry, onyx, artwork, turmeric and dried fruits – at the Harrington Street Art Center.
He was scheduled to fly to Delhi on August 17 and joined his parents and four brothers who were already in the Indian capital when the Taliban entered Kabul on August 15 and all the hell was off at the airport because people rushed to the flight board and fled.
With all commercial flights canceled, Khan lived in the house for a week and then tried to take flight evacuation on Monday but could not reach the airport as unidentified gunmen opened fire on Afghan special forces guarding the airport, killing one and injuring three Securitymen.
Khan lives in Taimani, usually 10 minutes drive from the airport but the road is now decorated with the Taliban examination post.
“There is a complete chaos out there because thousands without travel documents or visas clustered outside the airport hopes to take flights from the country.
Most rich people have left.
Now, it is a literate who wants to leave before all foreigners evacuated and the Taliban enforce the law Sharia was strict.
Even though Taliban spokesman said their rules would be very different from 25 years ago when they first invade power, they could not be trusted.
They did not change.
Wait until September 11, the deadline for foreigners to get out of the country .
Then Afghanistan will return to the darkness of the darkness, “Khan said, sincerely hoping to fly to India before that.
Even though there is a clear tranquility on the streets, the situation can change carelessly at any time, Khan said.
“When I went to the airport, I brought a friend with me because if I was injured or dead, no one would take my body.
I will only lie down on the road,” Khan said, his voice betrayed uncertainty.
“Apart from my family, I got a call from my client in Kolkata, asking about my condition.
Love they gave me hope and sustain me through this very difficult time,” he said.
Khan is uncertain about the future of Afghanistan’s business in the current climate.
“We Afghans do business under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Sapta) where our goods do not have import duties.
And the only way items can reach India is by flight.
Both are now suspended.
Only when the government is formed and bonds Diplomatic is updated that trade will begin again.
At present, the Taliban has two factions, which controls Mazar-e-Sharif and others control Kabul.
There is no certainty when the country will function like that again, “he added.