A number of retirees once again gathered in front of the Pension Fund Office, demanding that the interim government pay their pensions.

They said the long delays in receiving their pensions has exhausted their patience, and at their age, they no longer have the ability to work.

Ghulam Sakhi, a 70-year-old who spent 29 years serving the country, has been deprived of his pension for three years.

The prolonged delay in payment by the Pension Fund Office has brought serious difficulties to his life and his family, turning his old age into a challenging time.

Ghulam Sakhi told TOLOnews: "I served this country for 29 years, 8 months, and five days. Now, it's been three years that they haven't paid us our money. We don't want positions or ranks from the Islamic Emirate; we just want our money."

"People don't even have money for a piece of dry bread at home, they don't have money for treating a sick family member. I swear to God, my son needed surgery, but I didn't have the money for his treatment, and now he is bedridden at home," said Abdul Khaliq, another retiree.

"They told us that the money would come from Kandahar by order of the Amir al-Mu'minin, and then we would get our money. But now, no agency is accountable to us," said Abdul Wasi, another retiree.

Other retirees also demand the payment of their pensions according to the rules and regulations of the Pension Fund Office.

They call on international organizations to assist them in receiving their pensions, as they did in the past, and to provide necessary support during these difficult times.

"The Islamic Emirate is responsible for caring for retirees and giving them their due. We ask the international community to help us as they did before. We went to UNAMA's office, and we will go again. We just want UNAMA to help us," said Ghulam Haidar, another retiree.

"It's not enough that our children are dying of poverty. I wish there were jobs for our youth so you could say, 'Go, there is work," said Mohammad Nader, another retiree.

"I am in debt for 200,000 afghani. I have a sick person at home. Most of these retirees have sick people at home, and they don't have bread in their homes. Winter is just a few days away, and we don't have money for winter firewood," said Ghulam Eshan, another retiree.

Afghan retirees have repeatedly gathered in front of the Pension Fund Office over the past three years, hoping to receive their pensions, but so far, they have not received any positive response from the interim government.