Cryptocurrencies would NOT have saved the people of Afghanistan......

I am a person who fled from Afghanistan in the year 2000......back when the Taliban was in charge as well. It is horrible for me to see them rise to power again today.

My family is still in Kabul. I can tell you that cryptocurrencies would not have saved them. As soon as other countries heard of the Taliban rising, they closed all embassies so nobody could get a visa. It used to be easy to get out of the country to atleast Pakistan, India or China but they too closed their borders when the Taliban march became too 'real'. With no passports, no visums and no money for 90% of the Afghan people, where would they go?

As more and more provinces were being taken, more and more people were forced to go to Kabul. Most of these fugitives had fought against the taliban in their own province and were now forced to sleep in the parks, on the ground and in the parkings lots. The locals of Kabul spared them whatever food they could.......

When the Taliban circled Kabul, hyperinflation occured. Prices of all foods skyrocketed out of fear of dying of starvation. Do you really believe cryptocurrencies could have changed this?

I think not.

Also what many people don't realise is that many in Afghanistan are UNBANKED. They only hold some cash and use it to buy stuff. Cash would be more useful in this scenario than having cryptocurrencies on some exchange or even in your wallet. What if they turn off the internet? They will surely censor a large part of the internet if not compeletly turn it off. I remember back in 2000, you weren't even allowed to listen to music, hold a wedding etc. I fear for my family but all I can do is pray.

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EDIT:

1. Some people are asking 'who said this' => This post was mostly a reaction to the comments in this post (not to OP!). Also, if you read through the comments in this post, you will find people with similar ideas here.
2. I am grateful to all those who are writing kind words to me and my family. Your warm words have a profound effect on the heart. Ideally, I would like to thank every one of you personally, but this post has grown much larger than I expected and I am no longer at capacity to do so. However, I will read through every comment and upvote you when I find you.