By Ahmad Afghan
Following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the joint U.S.-Israeli operation, the regional situation is rapidly evolving.
With full military and strategic backing from Washington, Israel struck multiple Iranian cities, inflicting casualties on several senior officials. The confrontation, anticipated for over a month, saw the U.S. pre-position its naval forces in the region, ready for immediate action.
Conversely, Iran, asserting itself as a powerful nation, exercised its legitimate right to both offensive and defensive actions. It not only targeted various centers and installations of the Israeli regime but also struck numerous U.S. military bases across the region, with attacks reported so far in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iraq.
Regarding this joint U.S. and Israeli military operation, which pursues malicious and occupation-driven objectives, the response so far from the United Nations to the world’s most powerful countries has been largely silent. Only a few routine statements have offered proposals for peace and dialogue; none have explicitly condemned the violence and brutality.
In contrast, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its official position, has not only denounced these actions by the United States but also called for dialogue and a reduction of hostilities.
Simultaneously, the United States and the European Union are providing financial, military, and logistical support to Ukraine against Russia, effectively drawing Russia into a prolonged war in which the Ukrainian forces appear to be fighting on the front lines, while the United States and European partners supply them with weapons and other technical resources.
These developments come as Afghanistan approaches nearly five years under the renewed rule of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).
Without the IEA’s effective foreign policy and leadership, Afghanistan might have faced significant pressure from such geopolitical shifts, including the risk of becoming entangled in regional rivalries.
In the recent incident, the Pakistani military regime has once again carried out brutal attacks on Afghan territory under various pretexts. This is not a routine regional occurrence but can be regarded as a crisis of international significance, as the Pakistani military regime is clearly advancing the malicious projects of the United States and its other allied partners, effectively executing their directives.
Pakistan claims that the IEA has aligned with India against them and is providing shelter to their opponents within Afghan territory. This, however, is a misleading and unfounded assertion.
The IEA, based on its foreign policy and established commitments, will never allow its territory to be used against other countries, particularly its neighbors. The recent claims are an attempt by the Pakistani military regime to conceal its own weaknesses, mislead its population, and shift the blame for regional incidents onto Afghanistan.
Political analysts widely agree that, considering the current situation in the region and ongoing crises in neighboring countries, Afghanistan is now in a stronger position than ever before.
The civil war has ended, the country is taking steps toward development and stability, and a capable government has been established over the past nearly five years that operates on a national budget and exercises independent control over its foreign strategy and political policy. In the past, Afghanistan never enjoyed such autonomy.
The IEA currently maintains equal and balanced relations with all its neighbors and regional countries. These relations are focused on economic cooperation and guided by the principles of safeguarding national interests. In other words, the IEA’s current foreign policy is not only effective but also resilient. It does not rely so heavily on any single country or direction that a breakdown in relations could jeopardize its position. Instead, the IEA’s approach, based on mutual trust and respect, enables it to establish strong and mutually beneficial relationships.
In such circumstances, all Afghans, especially opinion leaders, analysts, and scholars, are encouraged to set aside any ideological differences and disputes, stand alongside the IEA to protect their country and system, and demonstrate national unity so that no foreign power or neighboring country can interfere in Afghanistan’s destiny.
We seek cordial and strong relations with all Islamic countries, including our brother nation Iran, and we hold their independence and stability in high regard. At the same time, our national and Afghan priorities remain paramount, as the country has only recently achieved comprehensive peace and stability, and the time has come to properly heal the wounds of the past.
