KABUL (SW): Haroon was one of the unfortunate police cadets whose convoy came under attack while they were on their way from central Maidan Wardak province to the capital Kabul over a month ago.
Saber, his father, believes his son and all the other cadets got killed just because of the government’s negligence. Following the attack on the convoy of the young cadets on June 30, the Ministry of Interior acknowledged its shortcomings in safely transferring the cadets, and has suspended 10 security officials over it. But this is proving too little for those who lost their loved ones.
Haroon was 18-year-old and the only breadwinner for the whole family of eight persons. After graduating from school, he worked for a short time in a shop but he could not earn enough to support his family. He was so passionate for joining the police force that he eventually made it to the Police Academy in Maidan Wardak but died in the Taliban attack before he could have enjoyed serving his nation.
In a conversation with Salam Watandar, his father said that they no longer have anyone to support them, and the government is not supporting them either.
He accused the government for not paying attention to the families of the victims of terrorism. Saber said that the Ministry of Interior has only paid AFN 40,000 after his son’s death but has not paid his son’s two months’ salary when he was alive.
The bereaved father said that he is not encouraging his other son to join security forces because the government is unperturbed to the blood the security personnel shed for defending their country.
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