The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has left many to seek shelter and refuge in various parts of the world. However, a key member of the Afghanistan cabinet left the country last year to find a better living environment than the war-laden one back home.
A former communications minister in the Afghan government, Sayed Sadaat, has chosen to lead life as a delivery man at the moment in Germany.
His move was bound to witness a lot of raised eyebrows. He said some people in Afghanistan criticism him for doing such kind of a job as his past roles involved serving a nation’s government in a vital role.
However, a proud Mr Sadaat says he doesn’t feel bad for doing what he does. “I have nothing to feel guilty about,” he said, while standing beside his bike in the orange uniform of a delivery executive.
The 49-year-old hopes for other Afghan politicians to start whatever work they can instead of going into under the shade, “I hope other politicians also follow the same path, working with the public rather than just hiding.”
The news of the former minister sitting with his bike gear to get ready for his next delivery journey with the Lieferando delivery service comes days after the Afghanistan crisis unfolded, creating major havoc in the country.
Since then, his move has gained a lot of popularity and importance. Several others, including his friends and family, are looking at ways of leaving the country and going on the path of thousands of Afghans who escaped the nation for a better future.
As per the data from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees of Germany, the country has seen a massive rise in the numbers as the figures increased over 130% this year. This started with the US troops withdrawing from Afghanistan on Biden’s orders.
Despite having a key role in the government, Sayed Sadaat works in the eastern city of Leipzig, Germany as a delivery man. He had degrees in IT and telecom, yet couldn’t get a job in the field due to the language barrier.
Without knowing German language, there are very chances of managing to earn a job. Hence, Mr Sadaat, who also has British citizenship, said he attends German language learning classes every day for 4 hours. After this, he works a 6-hour evening shift with Lieferando. He started his new job this summer.
Speaking about the difficulties of cycling in the heavy city traffic, he said, “The first few days were exciting but difficult.” However, he said he learned from the people outside.
