Less than 18 months have passed since Joe Biden withdrew his soldiers in a withdrawal that shocked the world, allowing jubilant Taliban rebels to sweep back to power and take control of Afghanistan’s capital.
But it seems that for some militants, the thrill of capturing power in the war-torn nation has worn off; many of them now miss the fight and are tired of the 9–5 routine of administering the poor country.
The bloodthirsty militants, who have been at war for decades, have talked of their hatred of the workplace and are reflecting on the Taliban’s past and their lifestyles, which they say were “free of limitations.”
The Afghanistan Analysts Network observed that the bloodthirsty Taliban fighters were struggling to adjust to the regular civilian lifestyle of office jobs and traffic after leaving their life of battle and hardship in the mountains for desk employment.
Abdul Nafi, a former soldier, claimed to miss the battle after seeing how daily life operates. He bemoaned spending his time on Twitter rather than wreaking mayhem and murder throughout the nation. The 25-year-old ex-fighter admitted: “I sometimes long for the nice elements of the jihad life.”
I have very little job to perform in our ministry. I thus spend the most of my time on Twitter.
We are linked to blazing-fast Wi-Fi. I’m one of many mujahedeen who is hooked to the internet, particularly Twitter.
“What I detest about Kabul is its traffic, and what I dread are its robbers,” he said. I always carry a gun with me after two of our friends were robbed.
Despite the cruel militants’ punitive laws banning women from attending school and the frequent public stone-throwing, flogging, and amputation, the disengaged militants seem to be growing weary of civilization.
Taliban leader Omar Mansurhard seems to have taken a blow from not destroying the lives of innocent people every day since cruel militants are now forced to work for a living rather than prowling the nation in search of their next victim.
The 32-year-old claimed: “We had a lot of flexibility in terms of where we went, where we stayed, and whether or not we joined the fight.
You must now be at the workplace before 8am and remain there until 4pm.
If you don’t show up, you’re deemed absent, and your compensation is reduced by [the day’s wage].
Mr. Mansur, who was raised in the isolated hamlet of Yahya Kheyl approximately 150 miles southwest of Kabul and was born in North Waziristan, gave up his life as a soldier and went on to become a middle-ranking public worker.
He states that due of the high cost of living in the capital, he cannot afford to move his wife and five children there.
“What I don’t like about Kabul is its ever-increasing traffic hold-ups,” the former commander remarked.
“Last year, it was bearable, but in recent months, it’s become worse and worse.”
As ex-sniper Huzaifa recalls the liberating life of battle and how tired he is with doing the same thing every day, Mr. Mansur was not the first killing machine to bemoan the boring life of traffic and Twitter.
“The Taliban used to be free from restraints, but today we sit in one spot, behind a desk and a computer, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” the 24-year-old remarked.
You repeat the same activities every day, and life has become so monotonous.
Huzaifa was raised in a small hamlet, like many Taliban “soldiers,” and had never been to the city before.
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