The cabinet of the Islamic Emirate approved a plan to provide assistance to the war victims of the past 40-years in Afghanistan.  

Based on the new plan, the aid would be provided for the orphans of the Islamic Emirate and former governments’ forces as well as victims of the past four decades of Afghan conflict.  

“Under the Islamic Emirate, aid will be provided to martyrs’ families, disabled people, orphans and also orphans of the previous governments’ security forces,” said Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate.  

Meanwhile, the families of the Islamic Emirate and former security forces who lost their lives in the 20 years of war said that they are facing a severe economic situation. 

Khan Mohammad was a member of the Islamic Emirate who was killed in a roadside bomb in Kabul about nine months ago. Mohammad’s children are struggling with a difficult life.  

“I don’t have a breadwinner for the family. I am facing a lot of problems. I don’t have money to pay the rent and electricity and water bills. I have a very difficult life,” said Mohmmad’s wife, who is responsible for the family now.  

On the other corner of the capital city there are two widows of former security forces.  

The widows said that they are struggling to support their families.  

“When I had a job. My life was good. I had a salary. Now the problems are a lot,” one of the widows told TOLOnews.  

The number of the former Afghan security forces who died in combat is estimated at around 90,000 but there is no number of the death toll of the Islamic Emirate forces during the past two decades of conflict in Afghanistan.