Mahboba Rawi is barely sleeping these days, worrying about the ‘thousand children’ that her charity Mahboba's Promise has in its care in Afghanistan
SYDNEY, Aug 18 - Mahboba Rawi is barely sleeping these days, worried instead about the "thousand children" that her charityIn a phone call from Sydney in the early hours of Wednesday, she reached a staff member at one of the four orphanages her organisation runs in Afghanistan. The staffer told her people are afraid now the Taliban are in control.
Rawi, now 52, fled Afghanistan in the 1980s after Russia invaded the country, reaching Australia in 1984 as an 18-year-old. In 1992, she lost a 6-year-old son in a drowning accident and promised to dedicate herself to saving children. The Taliban's rapid conquest of Afghanistan that followed U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw American forces after 20 years of war has raised questions about the future of her work.Many Afghans fear the Taliban will return to past harsh practices. During their 1996-2001 rule, women could not work and punishments such as stoning, whipping and hanging were common.
While the Taliban have been putting on a moderate face, promising no retribution against opponents and respect for the rights of women, minorities and foreigners, many Afghans are sceptical and still fear round-ups of old enemies and activists.The situation is "not normal", her staffer at the orphanage told Rawi. "All shops, supermarkets ... are closed right now and people very worried and don't believe the Taliban," he said, speaking in English on a WhatsApp call.
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