I remember working for @ARG_AFG during the National Labor Conference in 2018. Many of my colleagues from CSOs, NGOs and ministries were young, bright-eyed and incredibly talented Afghans.
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(1/7) A great deal of the focus on the Afghan situation has been security - but there is another aspect I feel disappointed about. Two decades of positive (albeit incremental) development and economic growth, hanging on a thread.
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We were tasked to support our respective ministers & policy advisors in presenting how we were utilizing funds provided by
@USAID ,@UNAMAnews,@WorldBank,@ADB_HQ, etc. Hundreds of millions of dollars on job development, infrastructure, women’s empowerment and education.Näytä tämä ketju -
We were elated and emotional. Every project presented a new chapter for Afghanistan. A bridge aimed to connect rural areas, developed roads, vocational training for disabled veterans, micro-financing for women and partnerships with international universities.
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I think of the bridges being destroyed, the projects we can no longer implement and my fellow youth who question the future of their education and careers. This pondering does not mean we stop our work. We will keep building, we will keep growing.
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But to the development agencies: to
@WorldBank,@USAID,@UNHabitatAfg,@DFID_UK, won’t you speak up for the investments you have also made? The destruction that is underway? Will you stay silent?Näytä tämä ketju -
There may have been bumps down the road, and we learned along the way, but I can promise any Afghan: that the majority of your civil servants worked tirelessly for you. We will continue to do so, even when the world leaves, we won’t.pic.twitter.com/2rdUWgGVoO
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