Many women have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 emergency, as essential workers, mothers, and caregivers. While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people across the US, changing the way we work, live, and access health care, gender-based disparities that existed prior to the pandemic have been magnified. Given that the mental health effects are likely to persist for a long time, access to mental health care will be an important issue to watch, particularly for mothers.
One in ten women report quitting a job due to a pandemic related reason and almost half said that one of the reasons was because they felt unsafe at their workplace.“The jihad, a religious duty which exempted them from such everyday concerns, is over: they now have to work for the survival of their families like everyone else. Many of us have now caged ourselves in our offices and palaces.” Low pay, high cost of livingĭuring the insurgency, Samim notes that the men did not need to earn money to support their families, as the movement covered their expenses. “Now, when someone’s nominated for a government job, he first asks whether that position has a car or not. Kamran, a 27 year-old deputy group commander, longs for the simple life. “During jihad, you couldn’t have known the difference between a commander and a foot soldier like me.” “I sometimes miss the jihad life for all the good things it had,” said Nafi. The camaraderie amongst fighters has dwindled, the jihadists say, as previously non-existent hierarchies are now far more apparent, and many around them get swept up in the pursuit of money. So, most of the week, we don’t get any time to meet each other” said Mansur. “Those in Kabul, like me, work from 8 AM to 4 PM. Work has heavily cut into their social lives too. It’s like the cameras of the entire world are watching us.” Lack of social lives Even a minor misdeed by us makes it to the media that the Taleban are doing this and that. We’re now used to that, but it was especially difficult in the first two or three months.” Added responsibilitiesĪbdul Salam, 26, says, “Whatever happens in Afghanistan, people blame us. If you don’t go, you’re considered absent, and that day is cut from your salary. ”These days, you have to go to the office before 8 AM and stay there till 4 PM. “What I don’t like about Kabul is its ever-increasing traffic holdups.” Omar Mansur, 32, said. Many mujahedin, including me, are addicted to the Internet, especially Twitter.”Īnd with a 9-to-5 comes the dreaded commute-and actually having to show up for the job in order to get paid.
We’re connected to speedy Wi-Fi and Internet. “Therefore, I spend most of my time on Twitter. “In our ministry, there’s little work for me to do,” said Abdul Nafi, 25. Life’s become so wearisome you do the same things every day.”
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Huzaifa, a 24 year-old former sniper, said, “The Taliban used to be free of restrictions, but now we sit in one place, behind a desk and a computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The former fighters found themselves missing the freedom of the front-lines as they adjusted to the mundane nature of office work.
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