TV anchor sells food on street in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, story goes viral

It is quite a wide known fact that Afghanistan is facing a lot of economic and political turmoil since the Taliban took control of the country but a recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, depicts the poor condition of many talented professionals in the nation.

Haqmal shared the photo of Musa Mohammadi, an Afghan journalist on his Twitter handle and mentioned that Mohammadi was a part of the media sector for years, however, amid a dire economic situation in Afghanistan, he has now been selling food to make ends meet. “Musa Mohammadi worked for years as an anchor & reporter in different TV channels, and now has no income to feed his family & sells street food to earn some money. Afghans suffer unprecedented poverty after the fall of the republic,” he wrote in the caption.

Mohammadi’s story is now going viral on the internet, grabbing attention of people, some just the right ones. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the Director-General of National Radio and Television, who tweeted that he will appoint the former TV anchor and reporter to his department. “Unemployment of Musa Mohammadi, a spokesman for a private television station, rises on social media. As a matter of fact, as the director of the National Radio and Television, I assure him that we will appoint him within the framework of the National Radio and Television. We need all Afghan professionals,” Wasiq’s social media post read upon translation.

Ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the country has been experiencing a major humanitarian and economic crisis. They have also cracked down on media outlets, with several journalists, especially women losing their jobs in the last few months.