After the Taliban takeover and US withdrawal from Afghan lands, former officials, bureaucrats and ministers didn’t have much options other than to flee the country. After the Taliban took over Kabul several images appeared of people leaving Afghanistan in thousands through planes, cargo flights or even in private jets.
According to a UN report, over 100 former members of the previous Afghan government and its officials working with international troops and security forces were killed by Taliban. While many including President Ashraf Ghani quietly slipped out of the country, others fled as refugees to start life afresh outside the homeland.
News18 takes a look at some of the senior Afghan officials including ministers and bureaucrats and their lives in a foreign land.
Minister as Uber Driver
Khalid Payenda, who was the Finance Minister of Afghanistan before the Taliban took over, is now an Uber driver in Washington DC to support his family. Payenda reportedly earns over 150 dollars for six hours work, not counting his commute.
He had resigned as the Finance Minister of the country a week before the Taliban took control of Kabul last August due to straining relations with Prime Minister Ashraf Ghani. Payenda left Afghanistan due to his fear of being arrested and joined his family in the United States.
Communications Minister to Delivery Man
Sayed Sadaat used to be the Communications Minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany in December, 2020 in the hope of a…
