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By Abdul Haleem, Zhang Jianhua KABUL, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- "Taliban regime has already gone but Taliban rockets and bombs still claim the lives of innocent Afghans," a resident of Afghan capital Kabul lady Karima, 41, yammered. In the wake of 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 and ousted Taliban regime within weeks for harboring the then al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, the alleged architect of strikes on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. The collapse of Taliban reign by the U.S.-led military campaign in late 2001 and overthrowing Taliban regime had raised the ray of hopes among the war-weary Afghans and prompted over four million Afghan refugees to return home within the five years, according to officials. Nevertheless, the Taliban resurgence and increasing militancy have faded the hope of Afghans for having durable peace and slowed down the repatriation process of Afghans living outside and even forced many to re-migrate to neighboring states or leave for safer places inside the country. "I have a very peaceful life in Peshawar of Pakistan, my children went to school without any fear," Karima recalled, adding, "Nowadays, I am concerned over security situation in the country and have decided to shift to Tajikistan," the depressed Karima whispered. Justifying her decision for re-migration, the worrying Karima said that one of the sons of her neighbor died in Taliban attack on Kabul Intercontinental Hotel in June 28 this year. "My neighbor Sami Khan along with his family migrated to Tajikistan some two weeks ago to escape more Taliban-led suicide attacks and establish a peaceful life there. I would soon join them there," the dejected lady hoped. Like lady Karima, many more Afghans almost from all walks of life have little hope to embrace lasting peace in their country. "Where is security? We are witnessing Taliban-led bombing and attacks almost every day. So we are in the view that the strong U. S., NATO and over 300,000 Afghan security forces, in fact, have failed to provide security for Afghans," Mohammad Salim, a Kabul university student questioned. Continued militancy and conflicts have even undermined the repatriation process of Afghan refugees and, according to officials, more than three million Afghans are still living in Pakistan and Iran waiting to see viable peace in their homeland. "I was eager to bring my family back to Afghanistan but the endless security incidents have prevented me," Jehangir, 59, who came back to homeland and has a job in Kabul, leaving his family in Pakistan, said to Xinhua. The war on terror has also proved costly for the United States. In addition to spending billions of U.S. dollars in war on terror in Afghanistan since launching the U.S.-led military campaign, more than 2,700 soldiers with 1,760 of them Americans have been killed, according to iCasualties, a website tracking NATO-led forces fatalities. Although the United States has eliminated Bin Laden, the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar is still at large and leading his fighters against over 140,000-strong NATO-led forces with nearly 100,000 of them Americans stationed in Afghanistan. Besides suffering security personnel and militants; 2,777 civilians had been killed in conflicts and insurgency only in 2010, a UN report said. Afghans, particularly the civilians, continue to suffer in the endless war as 1,462 civilians had been killed from January to June of 2011, a report of the world body released in July said. The concern over security has covered all Afghans including the government ranking functionaries. "Unfortunately still we are suffering and still the rain of blood and pain continues, and the overt and covert enemies are sitting in ambush," Afghan Defense Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak stated in a ceremony held Friday to commemorate Afghan resistance leader and national hero Ahmad Shah Masoud who was assassinated in first Afghan suicide attack conducted by two men disguised as journalists in Sept. 9, 2001, two days before 9/11 attacks on the United States. Afghans, tired of the endemic war in their homeland, see no sign of relief in near future. "I was born in war when the ex-Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. I grown in war and I am sure I will die in war like my father who died five years ago in a suicide bombing," Abdul Ghani, 29, said in upset manner, predicting the United States would leave Afghanistan one day, but the conflict would continue for the years to come. Special Report: Afghanistan Situation I am an expert from cartridge-filter-housing.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Sectional Water Tanks , UV Water Sterilizer, Bag Filter Housing,and more.
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