Tuesday, December 7th Interview with 'Seyed Jamal al-Din Mou | صدای افغانستان

Tuesday, December 7th

Interview with "Seyed Jamal al-Din Mousavi", a well-known TV journalist and presenter / 2

Afghanistan is a land of surprises

At that time, they also called me from Mr. Abdullah's office and complained. Two days later I had a special interview with him. During the interview, I asked him: How confident are you that Kabul is capable of defending itself against the Taliban? He replied: God willing, it can. He was not decisive and confident about it!

‌Media is always the last part of this chain. Things always happen, then the media covers the news and analyzes it. Even if the media did not mention it, Kabul would fall anyway.

There was a lot of disorder in the previous government. At a news conference attended by senior military and political figures, for security reasons, they conducted numerous electronic inspections, all of which belonged to the Pentagon, but did not even observe how to use them properly. At first we were asked not to take pictures at all, but after the conference, people came to take pictures with us. They broke their own rules. They also insulted the people from the previous administration.

One of the obsessions of the previous regime was to hold the parade of soldiers. With such small demands, it would be a surprise if they did not fall.

I predicted the fall, but not so well that I knew its date. I left Afghanistan on August 3. That morning, a friend asked me to have breakfast at his house. I was not allowed and I had to go back. I called him at the airport to console him. I found out that his house, which was located near the house of Mr. Bismillah Mohammadi, had been destroyed by the explosion. Until half an hour before the explosion, he and "Ahmad Massoud" were apparently there. In these circumstances, predicting the future was not difficult. It was clear that the government would not last and would fall.

I was in quarantine until August 15 due to covid considerations. I went to my office immediately after the quarantine. Ashraf Ghani's escape from Kabul was definitely announced after the second live broadcast.

I'm a narrator and reporter, and of course, because I've studied politics, I also analyze the news. No one can predict the future of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a land of surprises. I have a Nigerian coworker, who always asks why Iran and Afghanistan are always in the headlines, but Nigeria, despite being controversial, is not in the headlines even once a year?

When someone works in Afghanistan, he stands by death. Nothing is predictable. A large part of the events happens abroad. There are decision makers outside who may not have as much as 60% authority, and only make decisions when there is a lot of interaction going on.

Of course, the media portrayal of the Taliban is imprecise. Even the picture of you and me is imprecise. Because when we face the media, we see only a part of reality. Each media outlet, in accordance with its policies and capabilities, tries to publish its observations, and the news may be manipulated in the meantime.

Fortunately, we live in a time when we can look at different sources to get the news and ultimately judge. Today, news is not in the control and monopoly of a single current. In the last 10 to 15 years, numerous news sources have been created, and I think the images are more accessible to the public. You have to take the time and look at the news from different angles.

A recent phenomenon is citizen journalism. if someone has useful information, they can easily publish it only by accessing a mobile phone. Viral videos in recent years have been mostly filmed by non-professional users. Therefore, everyone on every field who has something to say and takes the initiative will find his way and will be noticed.