an australian soldier who fought in Afghanistan has described Taliban Blank-eyed, emotionless robots ‘hypnotized’ to kill – and that’s why they are able to take over the country.
ADF fighter known only as John told triple m He spent nine months in the war-torn country fighting the organization after Australia joined America’s War on Terror in the years following the September 11 attacks.
John said he was furious to see the Taliban parade ‘like they won’ and described the group as a ruthless killer.
‘When you come face to face with them it’s absolutely empty. His eyes are empty. There is no emotion, no humanity,’ he said.
‘No compassion, no humanity, nothing. It’s like they’ve been hypnotized, it’s like they’re robots that have been programmed to do what.
An Australian soldier fighting in Afghanistan calls the Taliban a blank-eyed, emotionless robot – and that’s why they’re able to take over the country
John said he has spoken to his friends, both current and former soldiers, who agree that the mission was successful, despite the speed at which the Taliban recaptured the country.
‘People are asking if it was worth it,’ he said.
‘We have to believe it was, how do we see the families of the boys we lost there?’
The soldier said he was deeply concerned for the residents of Afghanistan and the people working with the ADF.
He said he particularly feared for the interpreters, as the family of a man serving with the Australian military was brutally murdered.
‘I am absolutely worried. I worked with people who fought the Russians, grandfathers who fought the British. That’s all they know so far,’ said John.
‘We had an interpreter working with us. When the Taliban came to know that he was working with us, they beheaded his brother as a warning.
‘He could not find it but could find his family so they beheaded his brother. But he kept working and supporting us.
John said he has spoken to his friends, both current and former soldiers, who agree that the mission was successful, despite the speed at which the Taliban reclaimed the country.
A desperate father who works as a security guard at the Australian Embassy in Kabul (pictured) hides inside his home with his family for fear of being killed by the Taliban
He said Australia and its allies were right to hold off the Taliban for two decades because if they didn’t, the fighting could be closer to home.
‘We knew that if we were not ready to fight them there, we would have to be ready to fight them here’ [at home], the excavator told Triple M.
The Australian Defense Force lost 41 soldiers in 20 years stationed in Afghanistan, but John said he ‘guarantees the boys will be ready to do it again’.
‘It’s annoying to see them parade but we have to believe it was worth it. He said that no soldier ever died in vain.
Australia will offer safe passage for 3,000 Afghans fleeing as part of its humanitarian visa programme.
They will prioritize those who have worked with Australian representatives, as well as persecuted minorities, including people with families already in the country and the Persian-speaking Hazaras.
Ismail says he will not respond to a knock on his door when locals tell him that the Taliban is urging residents to turn in anyone who works overseas.
A desperate father, who claims to be working as a security guard at the Australian Embassy in Kabul, is hiding inside his home with his family. Taliban.
A person named Ismail told ABC News he worked in australia Afghanistan embassy for seven years until the terrorist organization recaptured the city.
Ismail says he would not respond to a knock on his door when locals told him the Taliban had lists and were urging residents to dub anyone working overseas.
‘Our life is in danger. We must be the priority of the Australian Government,’ he told ABC National Radio.
Ismail, who is locked inside his house with his wife and four children and too scared to step into their yard, says he doesn’t care what happens to him but wants safety for his family. .
He said, ‘I don’t care if the Taliban find me, if they bite me, I don’t care.’
‘But if they do something to my wife, it will be a great shame for me and my family.’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison told a news conference earlier this week that Australia would assist in the evacuation of officials, translators and fleeing Afghans, but acknowledged that rescue efforts would be limited.
“I want you to know that we will continue to do everything we can for those who stand by us, as it is today,” he said on Tuesday.
He called on Mr Morrison and other world leaders to stop talking about supporting war-torn nations and start working with collective rescue efforts
Scott Morrison told a news conference that Australia would help rescue officials, translators and fleeing Afghans, but acknowledged their rescue efforts would be limited.
‘But… despite our best efforts, I know the support won’t be all it should be getting.
‘The on-the-ground event has overtaken many attempts. We want it to be different.
Ismail said Mr Morrison’s comments left him ‘very disappointed’ and urged the government to help those who have risked their lives for Australian government officials.
“It broke my heart in many pieces and left me very disappointed,” he said.
As a human being he has to think first. Those who worked on the front lines and put themselves in danger to defend their mission.
‘For supporting your mission in Afghanistan. To support your wealth, to support your kind.’
He called on Mr Morrison and other world leaders to stop talking about supporting war-torn nations and start working with collective rescue efforts.
“If the Australian government does not speak up for human rights and help us in Kabul, there will be tragedy and much worse things at the hands of the Taliban,” Ismail said.
Australia has deployed 250 soldiers on three planes to evacuate workers from the Australian embassy and other officials.
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