Armed Robberies Persist, Kabul Residents Demand Action

“They (robbers) have destroyed us. I am a taxi driver, but I can’t go anywhere,” said Abdul Matin, a resident in Kabul.

Armed robbers on Sunday night robbed a pharmacist in the west of Kabul, stealing his money and mobile phones.

In another incident, armed robbers in PD5 attacked a driver in Kabul and stole his car.

“The robbers told me to put my hands up and to give them whatever I had. I heard firing and then I told them ‘OK,’ I thought they had killed my brother, but the next robber rushed me and hit me with a knife, and I told them not to hit me, “I am ready to give you everything,” said Mohammad Akram, the victim.

“Three people came down, one of them was armed with an AK47, another with a pistol, and another with a knife. They asked me to open the door, I asked them: “What do you want from me?” said Mohammad Malik, the owner of the car.

“They (robbers) have destroyed us. I am a taxi driver, but I can’t go anywhere,” said Abdul Matin, a resident in Kabul.

Meanwhile, a number of residents said that the security agencies have failed to address the security challenges in the western part of the city.

“There is no security at night, the police are not able to prevent them, there are lots of robberies,” said Kabul resident Mohammad Akbar.

Over the past few days, criminal cases have significantly increased in the west of Kabul, but Kabul the police has confirmed only one criminal incident in the past 24 hours.

The Interior Ministry said that police are investigating the case.

On Friday, armed robbers driving a police vehicle attacked the convoy of Afghan lawmaker Amir Mohammad Khaksar in the Pul-e-Surkh area in the west of Kabul, wounding three of his guards.

Along with rising crime cases, Kabul has also witnessed seven explosions over the last week in which four people were killed.