By Abdul Razaq Muzamil
The military regime, as part of its strategy and to deliberately worsen Afghanistan’s internal situation, has carried out blind bombings against civilian populations along the Imaginary Line. In these indiscriminate attacks, hundreds of innocent civilians have been martyred and hundreds more wounded, all of whom had no connection whatsoever to politics, warfare, or the military. Among the victims were women, children, the elderly, and drug addicts, all of whom became the targets of the Pakistani military regime’s missiles and artillery.
Furthermore, over the past several days, indiscriminate gunfire and missile strikes by the brutal military regime have struck various areas of Kunar province, resulting in the martyrdom of innocent civilians. This regime, which openly portrays itself as a supporter of Muslims, in practice has its hands stained with the blood of Muslims. According to Islamic law, even in warfare, killing women, children, and the elderly of the enemy (non-believers) is strictly forbidden. Yet here, the innocent Afghan people are caught not by the enemy, but under the artillery fire of a regime that claims to be Muslim.
The military regime that martyrs innocent Afghan civilians is not only criminal in the eyes of the world but also under Islamic law. Islam protects the lives of all human beings and does not permit anyone to take the life of an innocent person. In Sharia, the “martyring” of innocents is explicitly considered a grave crime. The Quran and the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) make it clear that the killing of innocent people can never be justified.
In the Light of the Verses of the Holy Quran
In the Quran, the killing of innocent people is described as a grave sin. Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:
وَمَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا
[سورة المائدة: 32]
“And whoever kills a soul unjustly, without it being in retribution for murder or for spreading corruption on the earth, it is as if they have slain all of humanity.”
Elsewhere, Allah Almighty says:
“Whoever intentionally kills a believer, their punishment is eternal Hell; the wrath and curse of Allah are upon them, and Allah has prepared a severe punishment for them.”
(Surah An-Nisa: 93)
These verses make it clear that the killing of an innocent person is not only a sin against the individual but a grave crime against all of humanity. If someone attacks an innocent person, it is as if they have caused harm to the entire world. Accordingly, if a military regime carries out brutal attacks against ordinary Afghan civilians, such actions constitute a major sin according to the commandments of the Quran.
In the Light of the Ahadith
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (RA) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
A Muslim who bears witness (shahada) should not be killed, except in three cases:
1. If they commit murder.
2. If they commit adultery while being married.
3. If they apostatize from their religion and separate from the Muslim community.
(Bukhari and Muslim)
Likewise, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
“Killing a Muslim is an act of disbelief (kufr).”
(Narrated by Muslim)
In light of the above Hadiths, the Afghan people have committed none of the crimes mentioned, nor have they ever done so.
For this reason, the attacks by the military regime, which violate all Islamic and human laws, are entirely aligned with the laws and practices of the Zionist regime. Just as the Zionist regime employs every means in the Middle East to martyr Palestinian Muslims and desecrate Islamic holy sites as part of its colonial agendas, the Pakistani military regime uses similar tactics in the region to consolidate its power and destabilize the affairs of neighboring countries.
Similarly, the Zionist regime has bombed Al-Shifa and other hospitals in Gaza, while the Pakistani military committed a comparable crime against a hospital for drug addicts in Kabul called “Omid.” In Gaza, the Zionist regime has collectively martyred hundreds of families. Likewise, the Pakistani military has carried out mass attacks on families in Kunar, Nuristan, Khost, Nangarhar, and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan. These attacks, which are part of a systematic strategy, aim to displace people living along the “Imaginary Line” through indiscriminate artillery fire.
Moreover, the crimes of the military regime along the so-called “Imaginary Line” are not merely a military or political issue, but a comprehensive disaster affecting the legal, social, economic, cultural, and international order. The civilian population bears the greatest brunt of this catastrophe. If the Pakistani military regime believes that killing civilians can weaken the will of the Afghan people, it is gravely mistaken. The more martyrs there are, the stronger the resolve for resistance becomes.
The Afghan people are not weakened by the loss of martyrs; rather, their resolve for unity in the face of the enemy’s shame and cowardice grows even stronger. The military regime must understand that killing civilians is not a sign of bravery, but the highest form of shame and cowardice. Ultimately, the military regime continues to target civilian areas, and each time the number of civilian casualties rises, the international community and human rights organizations either remain silent or adopt an extremely weak stance.
This silence and weak stance of international institutions is not neutrality; rather, it constitutes complicity in the continuation of these crimes. When the international community remains silent in the face of civilian killings, the bombing of healthcare centers, and the violation of a sovereign nation’s authority, the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter and the Geneva Conventions remain nothing more than words on paper. All individuals, organizations, and institutions that possess resources, influence, media platforms, pens, or voices must fully assume their responsibility regarding the ongoing war crimes committed by the military regime.