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vetted fundraisers from today. please continue to give support to families like these in whatever capacities you can, they are suffering such unfathomable deprivation and grief.

july 18th:

Safaa, her husband, their baby son Amir, and Safaa's parents, who both urgently need medical treatment ($1,086/$75,000) - @safaamiroo, verified by @/90-ghost

Amira Alanqar, her two siblings, and their mother, who needs treatment for diabetes (Amira is solely responsible for her family after the loss of their father) (€14,484/€20,000) - @amira-world, verified by @/nabulsi

Ashraf Alanqar, his wife Widad Issa, and their little son Bakr (€8,974/€30,000) - @ashraf-family, verified by @/90-ghost

Wafaa Alnhal's family of 15, including four young children and a newborn (the family has already lost multiple members, including Wafaa's sister and teenage niece) (€34,690/€50,000) - @wafa-nahll, #171 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet

Widow Hadeel Abu Jiab and her family of 12, including three young children (Najwa who was orphaned, Samira who needs treatment for vision problems, and Almas who is in severe shock) and Hadeel's injured mother and brother (€2,814/€20,000) - @palestinianhadeel, verified by @/90-ghost

Salahaldin Hor, his wife Sundus, and their three young daughters, two of whom have been injured (€1,946/€40,000) - @salahaldinhor, verified by @/90-ghost

Islam Al-Najjar and his family (€15/€30,000) - @islamgazaaccount2, verified by @/90-ghost

The Ayyad family of eight, including a sick child who needs treatment to save her sight (CHF3,753/CHF60,000) - @basel-1995, @amanyayyad, #214 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Mohammed Atallah (needs urgent surgery after being shot with an explosive bullet) and his family of 11, including a toddler and a newborn (€3,205/€82,000) - @mohammed-atallah, verified by @/90-ghost

Ola Ahel, her four siblings, and their parents ($7,308/$20,000) - @olagaza, #205 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet

Yousef, a toddler who needs lifesaving treatment for a severe blood disease, and his parents (€4,080/€25,000) - @dima96yousef, verified by @/90-ghost

Nour Ashour, her husband, and their two little children, including Muhammad, who needs continuous treatment for disabilities relating to birth asphyxia (£55/£80,000) - @nourashour33, verified by @/90-ghost

Hala Daoud (needs vital treatment for multiple sclerosis) and her three children (€180/€17,000) - verified by @/frostedforestfairy (contact for more details)

Helping Tawfik Satoom continue his education ($902/$20,000) - @tawfiksatooom, #238 on the operation olive branch spreadsheet

Ahmed Alanqar, his wife Dina, and their four young children, one a newborn (€31,345/€35,000) - @ahmedabuyamin, #174 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Helping Siraj Abudayeh, his wife, and their three young children rebuild their treasured home ($6,972 CAD/$82,000 CAD) - @siraj2024, #219 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet

Shimaa, her husband Abdel, and their little daughter Juri (€386/€50,000) - @shimaashaban22, @abdelmutei, verified by @/90-ghost

5-year-old Nour, her three sisters (all suffering from malnutrition), their parents, and their grandmother ($373/$25,000) - @nourbader2019, verified by @/90-ghost

not yet vetted:

Salem Anqar, his wife Hadeel, their two little children, Salim's five siblings (three of whom are children), and their chronically ill parents (kr1,022 SEK/kr990,000) - @salemanqar

Mohammed Ayyad and his family of seven, five of whom are children (Mohammed lost his mother when she was not able to evacuate for medical care) (€11,473/€35,000) - @mohammedayyad

The Eleyan family of 18, including eight children, one a newborn (€3,185/€50,000)

Doctor Mohammed Shurrab, his wife, their child, and ten extended family members (€435/€100,000) - @684599

a small amount of your time and effort can have an immeasurable impact. please don't scroll past without engaging in some way, it really makes a difference

[kinavu]

Hey guys, would like to bring your attention to Wafaa's fundraiser again!

I've been sharing her fundraiser since may of this year, so most of my followers are probably familiar with her story.

But for those of you who aren't, Wafaa is a woman in her forties who has been raising funds to evacuate her family of fifteen from Gaza. She is mother to six, and grandmother to four lovely young granchildren, youngest of whom is still a newborn baby.

Having left early on for Egypt seeking treatment for a severe medical condition, she has not seen any of them in months.

Since the genocide began, she and her family have suffered unimaginable atrocities. Her family has been displaced multiple times since the violence began, sustained injuries from the violence, and have been forced to live out of tents where they have contracted illnesses like hepatitis from the polluted water. Their family home and her husband's shops, which had been their main source of income, were destroyed in the bombardment by the IOF. Recently, her sister and young niece were martyred within days of each other by the occupation and the rest of her family are still trapped in that volatile area because they do not have the funds to leave.

Despite all the unimaginable loss, fear and grief, she has been reaching out to us and fundraising tirelessly for them at the expense of her own health, all while she has been struggling to make rent for her own accomodations in Egypt.

She has told me before that no matter what, she would fight for family's safety to her last breath and I believe her. But i dont ever want it to get to that point.

Recently her gfm has begun to slow down again, so please give her and her family the attention and support they need right now. We owe them that much.

Donate to Please save Waffaa and her children from Gaza, organized by Yasmin Hadscho

Hello, my name is Wafaa. I am 42 years old and I am calling on the free p… Yasmin Hadscho needs your support for Please save Waffaa and her

As of 13th july she has raised €30,573 of €50,000 goal 

They have just crossed the halfway mark and with the push, they can reach that final stretch soon. So please share and donate any amount you can, and dont forget to follow wafaa's blog at @wafs-posts

[hillesmahmoud]

Hello, this video was filmed by my wife at the beginning of the second day of the war. My wife and four children were alone. At home, two days later, the house was bombed. But my wife and children were heading to the city of Rafah to escape from the north. This is how my children live in Gaza. Please stand by me.

Donate to Save my children from death, organized by Mahmoud Hilles

Hello, my name is Mahmoud Helles, and I want to tell you about my story. I am a father of f… Mahmoud Hilles needs your support for Save my c

[withwingsofgold]

Hello, 👋

I wish you and your families safety and happiness from the bottom of my heart. ❤️

Please help us save my family from these difficult circumstances. 🙏

Kindly repost this from my account with your friends or donate if you are able. 🌹

A small act of help could save an entire family amidst this devastating war. 💔

Thank you all for your support and kind hearts. 🌹🩶

All of you are in every single prayer that I do. May you, your family, and all Palestinians be safe from the atrocities happening around you.

You are always in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.

Please help Mohammad and his family by donating to his gofundme through this link:

Donate to Help Mohammed and his family get through this war in Gaza, organized by Mohammed Ismaeel

The Story of Mohammed Hussein Ismaeel and His Family: A Journ… Mohammed Ismaeel needs your support for Help Mohammed and his family get thro

You can find more information about Mohammad, his family and their situation on his blog:

Mohammed Ismaêl

I'm an e-marketer studying for a Master's in Business Administration, living in Gaza. The war has devastated everything.

His gofundme has been vetted by @90-ghost and @ibtisams which is no longer available, since tumblr has been known to delete blogs advocating for and supporting Palestine.

It is times like this where the world has to come together. All of us are responsible for the wellbeing of each other and should do our part in saving humanity.

[metamorphesque]

Hello ! Thanks for bearing with me , I am a Palestinian educator from Gaza whose life is dire and gruesome. Nothing has left for my family except the hope you can support and help us. After 9 months of war we became exhausted, hopeless , desperate , and displaced. Houses and livelihood sources have been lost and gone with the wind. Things are driving us insane and made. The least level of life can't be attained. Healthy water and food have become a dream we need to realize. What worsens our life more is the constant bombings and killings. That is why I am asking in this post to help us survive this unbearable circumstances , moving from hell to safety and peace. Your support can help us be safe and alive so friends you can support us either by directly donating whatever you can or by sharing my campaign links so that generous people can know about our tragedy and pain. Remember your small contribution can make a big difference for the lives of many children whose heath gets worse and worse everyday. Let their life change and let them feel happy through your kind contribution.

https://gofund.me/9b764ae7

Donate to Help little children of Gaza stay safe and alive!, organised by Atef Ayyad

Help me rescue my beautiful family from the damned war on Gaza. My name … Atef Ayyad needs your support for Help little children of Gaza st

Please share/donate to help the little children of Gaza!

May God be with you all!

[soon-palestine]

[ahmed505]

Stop for a while. do not cross . My name is Amna from Gaza. We lost everything, home, dreams, and everything that gives life. My children are living in bad conditions. I ask you to help me for the sake of my children, for the sake of humanity. Those who cannot donate can share the post and link

@occupationsurfer @northgazaupdates @nabulsi @elierlick @evelyn-art-05 @soon-palestine @fairuzfan @bibyebae @riding-with-the-wild-hunt

Donate to Welive in Gaza My family is experiencing war, organized by Amna Merwan

I am Amna Marwan, 32 years old, I live in Gaza, married and a mother of… Amna Merwan needs your support for Welive in Gaza My family i

[90-ghost]

Legit fundraiser help this family

[withwingsofgold]

Hey everyone,

I don’t know how to begin and how many of you are still here. It’s been a long time. I had and still have lots of personal and mental issues to go through, and it hasn’t been easy. I guess, I should be grateful in a way, that I can at least get some help for some of my issues. I know some of you might be here to read what more I have to write and tell about the condition in my homeland, but I don’t think I’m in a position to do that. I feel extremely disconnected from Afghanistan, my childhood, memories, and everything. Maybe sometime in the future.

I hope all of you are safe. I still think of the first time I posted about what was happening, how scared I was, and how lonely I felt, almost as if Afghanistan was erased from the face of the planet (that’s really what it felt like to me), I posted here thinking nobody would read it. I guess, I wanted to leave a mark somewhere. But all of you were very supportive, the kindness I received from all of you was of great help. I’m sorry for not being able to write better, my English is unfortunately getting weaker.

Thank you all and stay safe!

Happy Ramadan for those fasting, please keep me in your prayers!

[withwingsofgold]

This is out of the blue! I am Afghan and I am currently living in Afghanistan. Today (15 Aug 2021) the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan which is Kabul. The government is going to change to an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They ruled in Afghanistan for 5 years, 20 years ago. I've heard stories about them since I'm 19 and luckily was not yet born. And let me tell you the stories were terrifying, but they were just horror stories to me and I never thought that I'd be living under their regime, but here we are.

Let me tell you something shocking: girls can only study up to 6th grade. The future of female students in universities hasn't been decided yet. According to what I've heard they go from house to house and ask for girls and women (12 to 45 year olds) for marriage.

As they are just pieces of crap, I don't really believe that they'd let us have mobiles or use the internet. I really hope this isn't my last post in here! But if it is I want to let the world know of what they've done and what they're doing.

Don't forget us!

[withwingsofgold]

Hello everyone,

First of all, I would like to apologize for not updating because I know you must've been worried. the story goes like this:

on the last few days of September 2021, we went to Iran by car. We were completely covered, so our faces couldn't be seen. Our car was stopped by the Taliban a few times on the way to the border. They asked questions but fortunately, we were allowed to pass the Afghanistan-Iran border.

We were in Iran for a few weeks. My phone got broken, and I didn't have a phone for about two months, which is why I couldn't post.

In the first week of October, we arrived in Germany. I have been here ever since, trying to get settled and adapt to living here and learning the language.

As for the news about Afghanistan:

hundreds of university professors have left Afghanistan. The public universities are still closed. The private universities are open, but male and female students can't be in the university on the same day. And even those students don't have money to pay for tuition. Therefore, they're gradually leaving their studies and staying at home.

Sometimes, the Taliban hang people on street squares for other people to see, claiming that they were criminals. But, who knows if they were criminals or not.

I think they're still going a little smoother. The Taliban have said that we 'advise' men and boys to grow beards and women to wear full hijab. Which is still good, at least, they're not whipping people on the streets like 20 years ago.

The economy is falling rapidly. I hear lots of news and stories that break my heart. A teacher died of hunger the other day. Several people have committed suicide due to not having money, being unemployed, and not being able to feed their children.

Even before the Taliban came, people had financial issues, especially during winter. The electricity wasn't stable, prices for fuel, wood, and stuff would rise, and now with the Taliban being in power, it's gotten worse.

My friends that I'm still in contact with are all looking for ways to get a scholarship and leave Afghanistan, but they aren't able to. During the first days of evacuation, some families have been torn apart. Children were evacuated and their parents were left in the airport or the other way around.

As much as being in a safe place has been good for me, I feel out of place. Nostalgic. And it hurts me that I can't do anything for them. Talking to my friends and hearing what they're going through when I'm practically in another continent feels like a burden. Some of my friends don't even have the money to pay for the internet.

These stories are way too much that I can't even process to type down. I probably wrote everything in a disorderly fashion, which I apologize for.

Do not forget Afghanistan in your prayers. And I wish all of you a wonderful year. Happy New Year!

[withwingsofgold]

This is out of the blue! I am Afghan and I am currently living in Afghanistan. Today (15 Aug 2021) the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan which is Kabul. The government is going to change to an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They ruled in Afghanistan for 5 years, 20 years ago. I've heard stories about them since I'm 19 and luckily was not yet born. And let me tell you the stories were terrifying, but they were just horror stories to me and I never thought that I'd be living under their regime, but here we are.

Let me tell you something shocking: girls can only study up to 6th grade. The future of female students in universities hasn't been decided yet. According to what I've heard they go from house to house and ask for girls and women (12 to 45 year olds) for marriage.

As they are just pieces of crap, I don't really believe that they'd let us have mobiles or use the internet. I really hope this isn't my last post in here! But if it is I want to let the world know of what they've done and what they're doing.

Don't forget us!

[withwingsofgold]

Hello everyone!

I hope all of you are doing fine.

Things are still getting worse. I don't even know where to begin.

I guess you have heard or read about the explosion in Kabul airport. It killed more than 200 people.

2 or 3 days ago a group of women went out on the streets it was like a protest and were chanting to fight for their rights because the Taliban have told them not to go to their jobs except for teachers and doctors. The Taliban got violent and hit some of them, which injured a few. Another policewoman was shot dead yesterday by the Taliban, she was pregnant, as well. They also shot a singer, a few days ago. Journalists and reporters still get whipped and beaten up. Sometimes they just start firing and shooting to scare people or for no reason, it is so terrifying. One time it happened 3 days ago and 17 people got killed with more than 30 people injured.

Panjshir is the only province that wasn't invaded by the Taliban during all this time, and lots of people and military men (called Jabha Moqawmat/Resistance Force/جبهه مقاومت) who were against the Taliban had gone there, were upholding Panjshir and fighting against the Taliban. Last night 05/September/2021 the Pakistani helicopters and army bombarded them and killed lots of people. Politics is such a shitty thing. It's pretty clear at this point that the Pakistan government has been supporting the Taliban all this time. We were kinda hoping that this resistance force would win the combat in panjshir, and then we would start fighting against them in our provinces.

When the Taliban were invading cities they freed all prisoners from prisons and jails, now most female judges who had sentenced those prisoners are receiving death threats from them. And as embassies are closed, nobody can leave the country.

Private universities are going to be reopened today (06/September). Female students can only go to the university if they have the right uniform which is covering everything except for the eyes, in black clothes. Women should even wear black gloves. Male and female students cannot be in the same class. Some universities have separated studying hours for female students. Some universities have created a schedule when one day all the female students go to school and the next day all male students. And some universities are separating the class by a curtain or some kind of a wall.

The Taliban are also taking boys to war with force. They just take them from the streets and God knows where they take them. A friend of mine just told me about it and that she's hidden her two brothers at home.

So, still nothing positive.

I apologise for the long post.

Thank you very much for your support and everything you have done. All of you have been extremely kind, and most often than not it is the only thing we need. 🖤

[withwingsofgold]

This is out of the blue! I am Afghan and I am currently living in Afghanistan. Today (15 Aug 2021) the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan which is Kabul. The government is going to change to an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They ruled in Afghanistan for 5 years, 20 years ago. I've heard stories about them since I'm 19 and luckily was not yet born. And let me tell you the stories were terrifying, but they were just horror stories to me and I never thought that I'd be living under their regime, but here we are.

Let me tell you something shocking: girls can only study up to 6th grade. The future of female students in universities hasn't been decided yet. According to what I've heard they go from house to house and ask for girls and women (12 to 45 year olds) for marriage.

As they are just pieces of crap, I don't really believe that they'd let us have mobiles or use the internet. I really hope this isn't my last post in here! But if it is I want to let the world know of what they've done and what they're doing.

Don't forget us!

[withwingsofgold]

Hello everyone!

First of all, I should thank every single one of you for caring and praying. Every time that I've felt weak during the past 2 days I came here, read your messages and replies, and it certainly helped. My family and I are fine.

Before taking over Kabul, they did brutal acts against people (men and women). They killed around 30 policemen in Zaranj city and plucked their eyes out. They took a 60 years old comedian out of his home slapped him in front of everyone, shot him and sent his dead body to his family (the video can be found online, I didn't watch it because I couldn't). These are horrible, and only two of the hundreds of other cases that broke my heart. I didn't mention it before because I was under the belief that our government would take revenge and would win the fight, but our President (according to the Russian embassy in Kabul with millions of dollars) and most high-profile members of the government fled from the country before the Taliban even came to Kabul. Can't believe that I loved and respected him.

The American University of Afghanistan has been completely robbed. A few of them went to guard Kabul University so nobody steals anything, and one of those Taliban was a former student of KU 😶.

I don't know if any of you watched what happened 2 days ago in Kabul's airport. Lots of people rushed to the airport to catch a flight, it was very crowded in there, the US forces fired bullets to disperse the crowd, and 3 or 5 people got killed. Some fell off the plane and died. Gunshots can still be heard from the airport, according to a friend of mine who lives close to the airport and had to leave her apartment to go somewhere safer.

I think I should mention that men are in danger as well. I have a brother, father and a friend very very close to me, and they're under the pressure of saving their lives and their family's lives, that's the way it is here, men are more responsible for their families. My friend has a passport and might be able to get a visa but he can't leave his family, because the application website for passports is down and the rest of his family don't have passports, therefore cannot apply for Visa. And I'm sure lots of other men and boys are having the same situation. In their first rulership, the Taliban had imprisoned my father because his beard wasn't long enough 😶. So it's not just oppression against women but all Afghans.

Most people wanted to start applying for Visa before the government collapsed. We thought we had time. We were wrong. We didn't. I went to apply for Turkey's visa and the person who was working there said that only 2 out of 100 applicants would receive visas. So lots of people who are at risk are stuck here.

I don't want to ask a lot from you but if there's a way for some people who are in danger to leave here and come to your country without a passport (i know I'm asking for too much) please let me know.

In the end, please do not think the Taliban are the true picture of Islam. Because they aren't. It's all just political. Islam is a beautiful, peaceful and kind religion.

Thank you all so much. I don't know any of you, but you're the kindest people I've ever seen. 🖤

[withwingsofgold]

Hello everyone!

Things are getting worse in here. Getting to the airport is nearly impossible. Even people with visas and passports can't get to the airport. All the embassies are closed.

Worse than that, even though the Taliban has declared amnesty, they've made lists of previous government officials and people who worked with Afghanistan's military forces، the national directorate of security (NDS) and with western countries. They go house to house and look for them. I don't know what happens to those people but I'm sure not anything good.

I am pretty sure that a huge war is going to happen after the US forces leave Afghanistan, which would take place on August 31.

The prices have risen dramatically. Meat cannot be found in shops (just found out about it).

The Taliban check people's phones at their checkpoints, look through their messages to find if there's a contact with the person and any foreigner.

Boys and girls will be separated in universities. Only female professors can teach female students, and only male professors can teach male students.

They've collected all kinds of weapons from all bodyguards. If people leave their house, they check their stuff out.

2 days ago people protested against them in Nangarhar province, for taking down our national flag and while some boys were raising our flag 🇦🇫 the Taliban shot at them and killed 16. (I edited the number of deaths, I thought 3 people got killed, but just saw the news and it was 16 people).

The internet connections are getting worse and worse. Credit for sim cards is getting very scarce.

There are so many of these cases that I can't think of most of them. My mind is a mess. I do believe that things will be getting worse, which is heart-wrenching since I can't do a single thing about it.

Your support has been amazing! Thank you all so much. And please please do pray for us and don't forget us. 💔

[withwingsofgold]

Hi everyone!

Like I had guessed, the situation is just getting worse. As of few hours ago the Taliban have blocked roads leading to the airport for Afghans and only foreigners can get there.

They've whipped and tortured several journalists and cameramen on the streets while they were making reports and have taken their belongings.

They've reopened schools for students from 1st to 6th grade, women are not allowed to go to work until further notice. I can guess what that further notice has for women.

They've shot several men who worked for the Afghan army and security. They force people to leave their houses so that they can settle at their homes (I can't say the exact case for privacy reasons).

The Taliban have asked families to give a portion of their money to Taliban, when most people are unemployed, we're facing inflation, and the World Bank has halted its aids for Afghanistan.

That's all the news that I can think of at the moment.

Thank you for your support and heartwarming messages. I really try to respond to messages, I know you're worried and want to help, but my mental health is getting very bad, all I want to do is sleep, sometimes can't even tolerate my family and we have internet connection issues. I sincerely apologise. 🥺🖤

[withwingsofgold]

This is out of the blue! I am Afghan and I am currently living in Afghanistan. Today (15 Aug 2021) the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan which is Kabul. The government is going to change to an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They ruled in Afghanistan for 5 years, 20 years ago. I've heard stories about them since I'm 19 and luckily was not yet born. And let me tell you the stories were terrifying, but they were just horror stories to me and I never thought that I'd be living under their regime, but here we are.

Let me tell you something shocking: girls can only study up to 6th grade. The future of female students in universities hasn't been decided yet. According to what I've heard they go from house to house and ask for girls and women (12 to 45 year olds) for marriage.

As they are just pieces of crap, I don't really believe that they'd let us have mobiles or use the internet. I really hope this isn't my last post in here! But if it is I want to let the world know of what they've done and what they're doing.

Don't forget us!

[withwingsofgold]

Hello everyone!

First of all, I should thank every single one of you for caring and praying. Every time that I've felt weak during the past 2 days I came here, read your messages and replies, and it certainly helped. My family and I are fine.

Before taking over Kabul, they did brutal acts against people (men and women). They killed around 30 policemen in Zaranj city and plucked their eyes out. They took a 60 years old comedian out of his home slapped him in front of everyone, shot him and sent his dead body to his family (the video can be found online, I didn't watch it because I couldn't). These are horrible, and only two of the hundreds of other cases that broke my heart. I didn't mention it before because I was under the belief that our government would take revenge and would win the fight, but our President (according to the Russian embassy in Kabul with millions of dollars) and most high-profile members of the government fled from the country before the Taliban even came to Kabul. Can't believe that I loved and respected him.

The American University of Afghanistan has been completely robbed. A few of them went to guard Kabul University so nobody steals anything, and one of those Taliban was a former student of KU 😶.

I don't know if any of you watched what happened 2 days ago in Kabul's airport. Lots of people rushed to the airport to catch a flight, it was very crowded in there, the US forces fired bullets to disperse the crowd, and 3 or 5 people got killed. Some fell off the plane and died. Gunshots can still be heard from the airport, according to a friend of mine who lives close to the airport and had to leave her apartment to go somewhere safer.

I think I should mention that men are in danger as well. I have a brother, father and a friend very very close to me, and they're under the pressure of saving their lives and their family's lives, that's the way it is here, men are more responsible for their families. My friend has a passport and might be able to get a visa but he can't leave his family, because the application website for passports is down and the rest of his family don't have passports, therefore cannot apply for Visa. And I'm sure lots of other men and boys are having the same situation. In their first rulership, the Taliban had imprisoned my father because his beard wasn't long enough 😶. So it's not just oppression against women but all Afghans.

Most people wanted to start applying for Visa before the government collapsed. We thought we had time. We were wrong. We didn't. I went to apply for Turkey's visa and the person who was working there said that only 2 out of 100 applicants would receive visas. So lots of people who are at risk are stuck here.

I don't want to ask a lot from you but if there's a way for some people who are in danger to leave here and come to your country without a passport (i know I'm asking for too much) please let me know.

In the end, please do not think the Taliban are the true picture of Islam. Because they aren't. It's all just political. Islam is a beautiful, peaceful and kind religion.

Thank you all so much. I don't know any of you, but you're the kindest people I've ever seen. 🖤

[withwingsofgold]

Hello everyone!

Things are getting worse in here. Getting to the airport is nearly impossible. Even people with visas and passports can't get to the airport. All the embassies are closed.

Worse than that, even though the Taliban has declared amnesty, they've made lists of previous government officials and people who worked with Afghanistan's military forces، the national directorate of security (NDS) and with western countries. They go house to house and look for them. I don't know what happens to those people but I'm sure not anything good.

I am pretty sure that a huge war is going to happen after the US forces leave Afghanistan, which would take place on August 31.

The prices have risen dramatically. Meat cannot be found in shops (just found out about it).

The Taliban check people's phones at their checkpoints, look through their messages to find if there's a contact with the person and any foreigner.

Boys and girls will be separated in universities. Only female professors can teach female students, and only male professors can teach male students.

They've collected all kinds of weapons from all bodyguards. If people leave their house, they check their stuff out.

2 days ago people protested against them in Nangarhar province, for taking down our national flag and while some boys were raising our flag 🇦🇫 the Taliban shot at them and killed 16. (I edited the number of deaths, I thought 3 people got killed, but just saw the news and it was 16 people).

The internet connections are getting worse and worse. Credit for sim cards is getting very scarce.

There are so many of these cases that I can't think of most of them. My mind is a mess. I do believe that things will be getting worse, which is heart-wrenching since I can't do a single thing about it.

Your support has been amazing! Thank you all so much. And please please do pray for us and don't forget us. 💔

[withwingsofgold]

This is out of the blue! I am Afghan and I am currently living in Afghanistan. Today (15 Aug 2021) the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan which is Kabul. The government is going to change to an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They ruled in Afghanistan for 5 years, 20 years ago. I've heard stories about them since I'm 19 and luckily was not yet born. And let me tell you the stories were terrifying, but they were just horror stories to me and I never thought that I'd be living under their regime, but here we are.

Let me tell you something shocking: girls can only study up to 6th grade. The future of female students in universities hasn't been decided yet. According to what I've heard they go from house to house and ask for girls and women (12 to 45 year olds) for marriage.

As they are just pieces of crap, I don't really believe that they'd let us have mobiles or use the internet. I really hope this isn't my last post in here! But if it is I want to let the world know of what they've done and what they're doing.

Don't forget us!

[withwingsofgold]

Hello everyone!

First of all, I should thank every single one of you for caring and praying. Every time that I've felt weak during the past 2 days I came here, read your messages and replies, and it certainly helped. My family and I are fine.

Before taking over Kabul, they did brutal acts against people (men and women). They killed around 30 policemen in Zaranj city and plucked their eyes out. They took a 60 years old comedian out of his home slapped him in front of everyone, shot him and sent his dead body to his family (the video can be found online, I didn't watch it because I couldn't). These are horrible, and only two of the hundreds of other cases that broke my heart. I didn't mention it before because I was under the belief that our government would take revenge and would win the fight, but our President (according to the Russian embassy in Kabul with millions of dollars) and most high-profile members of the government fled from the country before the Taliban even came to Kabul. Can't believe that I loved and respected him.

The American University of Afghanistan has been completely robbed. A few of them went to guard Kabul University so nobody steals anything, and one of those Taliban was a former student of KU 😶.

I don't know if any of you watched what happened 2 days ago in Kabul's airport. Lots of people rushed to the airport to catch a flight, it was very crowded in there, the US forces fired bullets to disperse the crowd, and 3 or 5 people got killed. Some fell off the plane and died. Gunshots can still be heard from the airport, according to a friend of mine who lives close to the airport and had to leave her apartment to go somewhere safer.

I think I should mention that men are in danger as well. I have a brother, father and a friend very very close to me, and they're under the pressure of saving their lives and their family's lives, that's the way it is here, men are more responsible for their families. My friend has a passport and might be able to get a visa but he can't leave his family, because the application website for passports is down and the rest of his family don't have passports, therefore cannot apply for Visa. And I'm sure lots of other men and boys are having the same situation. In their first rulership, the Taliban had imprisoned my father because his beard wasn't long enough 😶. So it's not just oppression against women but all Afghans.

Most people wanted to start applying for Visa before the government collapsed. We thought we had time. We were wrong. We didn't. I went to apply for Turkey's visa and the person who was working there said that only 2 out of 100 applicants would receive visas. So lots of people who are at risk are stuck here.

I don't want to ask a lot from you but if there's a way for some people who are in danger to leave here and come to your country without a passport (i know I'm asking for too much) please let me know.

In the end, please do not think the Taliban are the true picture of Islam. Because they aren't. It's all just political. Islam is a beautiful, peaceful and kind religion.

Thank you all so much. I don't know any of you, but you're the kindest people I've ever seen. 🖤

[withwingsofgold]

This is out of the blue! I am Afghan and I am currently living in Afghanistan. Today (15 Aug 2021) the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan which is Kabul. The government is going to change to an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They ruled in Afghanistan for 5 years, 20 years ago. I've heard stories about them since I'm 19 and luckily was not yet born. And let me tell you the stories were terrifying, but they were just horror stories to me and I never thought that I'd be living under their regime, but here we are.

Let me tell you something shocking: girls can only study up to 6th grade. The future of female students in universities hasn't been decided yet. According to what I've heard they go from house to house and ask for girls and women (12 to 45 year olds) for marriage.

As they are just pieces of crap, I don't really believe that they'd let us have mobiles or use the internet. I really hope this isn't my last post in here! But if it is I want to let the world know of what they've done and what they're doing.

Don't forget us!

[visvya]

[withwingsofgold]

I think I've fallen in love with Rami Malek. And it makes me wanna cry.

[withwingsofgold]

How do I take off a mask when it stops being a mask, when it's as much a part of me as I am?

Mr. Robot s02e01