Afghanistan: respected ex-minister today bicycle courier in Leipzig - "I enjoy the job"

Formerly an influential minister in Afghanistan - today a bicycle courier in East Germany: A 50-year-old explains his extraordinary career and what is going on in his home country.

Kabul / Leipzig - Syed Ahmad Shah Sadaat only follows the dramatic events in Afghanistan from afar: the 50-year-old experienced a steep political rise in the Hindu Kush a few years ago, which within a short time promoted him to the position of communications minister in his home country.

As the

, the Afghan-born emigrated to Great Britain with his family at an early age, where he studied electrical engineering and made a career in the mobile communications industry as an adult.

An assignment from his employer finally took him to Afghanistan in 2016, where President Ashraf Ghani became aware of him and promptly offered him a position in the ministry.

“I earned a lot less there, but I wanted to serve my country,” the man explains his adventure - which has long since ended: Today he drives pizzas and other dishes to customers for a well-known delivery service in Leipzig.

Afghanistan: Political Career at Home - Today Bicycle Courier

Sadaat allegedly came to the head of the ministry because his superior was fired for "criminal activities," the portal explains. The responsibility was great, even a satellite to improve the cellular network was planned. But the plan failed and the 50-year-old is now cycling around Leipzig and making money with it. What happened? The turn went as follows:

When the advance of the Taliban was announced in Afghanistan, a close circle around the former ruler Ghani allegedly "cut off" funds from the state treasury and prepared the escape abroad for a long time. Is the thesis correct? Not proven until today, as the

explains. In an interview with

, a Middle East expert recently described how he assesses the events in Afghanistan.

The Lieferando courier from Leipzig states that corrupt followers of Ghani targeted him in 2018 and forced his resignation.

The Afghan, who was influential for a short time, apparently decided to flee his homeland a second time and this time ended up in Germany.

"I feel safe here," says Sadaat and explains that this factor is more important to him than earnings.

"I'm not a rich man anymore, but I enjoy the job and the money is enough to live on."

Afghanistan: Lieferando-Kurier appeals to the German population

The ex-politician from Afghanistan also addressed the German population with an appeal,

quoted by

: “The world must now stand on the side of the Afghan people!

Otherwise the problems there will also become our problem here in Germany. ”The commander of the anti-Taliban movement recently made a similar statement on German TV: Europe must be prepared for a new wave of refugees.

Now Germany still has the chance to take action against it.

Meanwhile, a suicide attack with many dead is the new low point in the recent developments in Afghanistan.

US President Joe Biden commented on the incidents that were reportedly not initiated by the Taliban:

Afghanistan is a country that today is primarily associated with war and terror. The state also knows good times and offers impressive, largely untouched natural beauties. What happened? Chronology of the past 25 years.