By Rafiq Tasal
As always, the Pakistani military regime and its circles have repeated their blind judgment and familiar brutality, resulting in the martyrdom of dozens of civilians, most of them children, women, and the elderly. And again, to justify these actions, they have relied on rumors and blamed external factors for their own internal failures.
For several years now, Afghanistan has had a balanced and credible policy, one that has always played a positive and constructive role in the region and the world. Afghanistan does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, nor does it cause harm to any country politically or in any other way. Our policy is simple: we do not want to harm anyone, and we have no intention of harming anyone.
Yet some countries and circles take advantage of the IEA’s good intentions, flexibility, and balanced political approach. They try to portray Afghanistan negatively in international organizations. Calling Afghanistan a safe haven for terrorists and making similar accusations, if you actually investigate and examine these claims, it becomes clear that the countries that support terrorist groups or have a hand in creating them are the ones whose security situation and foreign and domestic political standing are weak and low, like Pakistan.
The IEA is growing every day in political, economic, and legitimate development. It is experiencing new progress, economic growth, military strength, and rising political standing. This progress and position are simply unbearable for some neighbors. So they blame Afghanistan for their own internal problems, failures, and worsening situation.
You may have heard Maulana Fazlur Rahman’s words. He said that militants capture and attack military installations and centers in Bannu and other areas, but the Pakistani military then attributes those groups and attacks to Afghanistan. It is truly remarkable that because of their wrong calculations and blind judgments, they have become a source of mockery and regret even for their own country’s political figures. This itself shows the truth of Afghanistan’s position and the wrong calculations of the Pakistani military.
If you nurture terrorism, you will suffer its consequences.
For decades, the Pakistani military regime has been training and supporting Daeshi Khawarij and other destructive groups, and plenty of evidence has been presented to the world on this matter. This regime has always used terror, brutality, and oppression as a policy to maintain its rule and influence. For years, it has pursued a policy of destruction and oppression against others. Today, it is reaping what it sowed. The repeated ISIS attacks in Pakistan and the armed resistance against this regime’s oppression by other opposing groups are the direct results of these same policies and actions.
Alhamdulillah, Afghanistan today is considered a country where security is reliable and many acts of terror and oppression have been prevented. Afghanistan is not a hub for occupiers and their intelligence schemes, unlike the Pakistani military regime, which has become a field for foreign intelligence agencies and occupying powers to carry out their objectives and plans.
Afghanistan is not an occupied country, nor can anyone use it as a tool for their personal interests through terrorism, foreign fighters, or groups. No one has yet proven that Afghanistan played any role in harming any neighbor or other country. We have six neighbors, but not one of them has blamed Afghanistan for their internal insecurity and problems, or shifted their crises onto a foreign country. Only the Pakistani military regime, instead of solving its own problems, shortcomings, and internal failures, blames Afghanistan.
Just as Afghanistan does not accept harm from anyone, it also has no intention of supporting militant groups or carrying out harmful activities against any neighbor. But the revenge and consequences of these ongoing oppressions, brutalities, and violations of our national territory will never be forgotten or left unanswered.
The Pakistani military regime, which blames Afghanistan for its internal problems and the presence of its own opposing groups and spreads baseless propaganda on the international stage, we consider this a disrespect to our political sovereignty. Even though we have evidence and proof for our claims, we have chosen silence for the sake of maintaining neighborly principles and relations.