Bhubaneswar, Aug. 18 -- As many as 25 youths from Kendrapara district of Odisha who worked at the US army base camps in Afghanistan returned home three months ago following the withdrawal of American troops from the war-torn nation which has now plunged into chaos after Taliban takeover.

On Wednesday OTV caught up with one of the returnees, Manoranjan Sahoo, who worked as a Property Specialist at one of the US army's base camps in Bagram, in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. The place is about 25 kilometers north of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan.

Recounting his experience of Taliban brutality during his stay in Afghanistan, Sahoo said, "Everyone is aware of the atrocities committed by the Taliban. Though I used to a draw good...