Afghanistan: Taliban patrol Helmand province as shop owners rebuild

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Shop owners in Lashkargah in the province of Helmand were seen rebuilding their damaged storefronts on Saturday as Taliban forces entered the city.

“This market was burnt, even its doors has been burnt, the glass was burnt, even iron was burnt, there was fire for days,” stated local shopkeeper Bismillah Marofi.

Taliban flags could be seen erected in parts of the city. According to a local Taliban representative, “Patrols and watch will continue during the day and also at night.”

The recent Taliban offensive followed the announcement in April that the US and other NATO states would be withdrawing their forces from the country. Former president Ashraf Ghani has since fled Afghanistan and the US has evacuated its embassy staff from Kabul, as have many other NATO states.

Prior to the Taliban’s seizure of power, China, India, Pakistan, Russia and the US, among other world powers, had been pushing for an end to the conflict in Afghanistan.

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SOT, Bismillah Marofi, Shopkeeper (Pashto): “This market was burnt, even it doors has been burnt, the glass was burnt, even iron were burnt, there was fire for days. The people remained jobless, and it is about one month the people remained jobless. Here people were busy and worked.”

SOT, Hedayatullah, Trader (Pashto): “There were a lot of shops, as it happened the people became tired and sad, and also there was some people who emptied their shops that burned, right now the people start working regularly here, and there is no problem for them.”

SOT, Abubaker, Taliban member (Pashto): “We have come to serve our people in this city, the people of the city are very happy with us. We have better lives with them. We have come in this area, God willing it has been captured, and we will receive its reward.”

SOT, Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Reyaz, Deputy of Ministry of Information and Culture in Helmand (Pashto): “We are responsible for at least 10 security districts of Helmand city. Our patrols and watch will continue during the day and also at night. God willing, by the coming of the Islamic Emirate the security situation in the Lashkargah city of Helmand province is continuing better than normal.”

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