Iqbal, who had been studying journalism in Kabul, says he and his brother-in-law are hoping they might get to do an apprenticeship as plumbers or electricians in Ireland. At home he also had a job as a site supervisor for an NGO, Shelter for Life International .His two younger sisters , aged 17 and 19, are already enrolled in St Nathy’s post-primary school in Ballaghaderreen, having successfully completed an English test which demonstrated their ability to keep up with the classes.
“One of them was a judge and he was sending many Taliban to prison,” says Iqbal. “So he has left Afghanistan already. His brother was in the Ministry of Interior [Affairs]. They are facing lots of problems because they have no work, they have no source of income, their family is big.” “The Taliban came to their house, knocking on their door,” says Iqbal. “The judge was changing his home [every few] nights. Finally he realised that this is not possible. He went to Pakistan with his wife and children.”“There is no economy at the moment, no school, no university. Everything is damaged, There is no system, nothing”.
“It is really hard for people now. Banks are not giving out money – only 50 dollars a week, because there is a shortage of dollars in Afghanistan. It is their own money, their own property,” says Iqbal. Sajjad “Saj” Hussein arrived in Ballaghaderreen nearly 20 years ago and is so integrated that he stood as an Independent candidate in the last local elections .
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