By Abid
Afghanistan, by virtue of its geography and history, is a country built upon mountains and tribal foundations. Throughout its long history, it has been protected by its natural mountainous terrain and the bonds that tie its tribes together. Likewise, the governments that emerged from among these same people always enjoyed the support of the population, and the people stood firmly behind them in defending their country.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is also a government that emerged from the religion and culture of the Afghan nation. It has worked, and continues to work, with all its strength to protect its people and its land.
As the nation stands behind the system and fulfills its responsibilities toward it, it occasionally becomes the target of terrorist attacks. Once again, the Pakistani military regime, in an effort to conceal its failures, continues its terrorist policies, and advances the terrorist projects entrusted to it, has carried out airstrikes on civilian homes near the Durand Line in Khost, Paktika, and Kunar provinces. These attacks have caused heavy loss of life and property.
Pakistan’s terrorist regime claims that it targeted terrorist centers. It describes these centers as the places from which those fighters operate who have killed the Pakistani army’s hired soldiers at their posts inside Pakistan. According to the claims of Pakistan’s terrorist military, these are bases belonging to the TTP Mujahideen.
Yet the reality is that women, children, and elderly people were martyred in these attacks. Ordinary homes and civilian buildings were destroyed. The Afghan government has repeatedly demonstrated in practice its commitment to fighting terrorism. A clear example was seen just a week ago, when Afghans experienced one of the most secure and peaceful Eid holidays in recent memory.
The Pakistani terrorist military speaks of TTP bases inside Afghanistan and of attacks carried out against its apostate army, even though all crossing routes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have effectively remained closed for nearly six months and strict monitoring exists along both sides of the Durand Line.
This makes it clear that growing public dissatisfaction inside Pakistan, economic hardship, the discriminatory treatment of different provinces by the country’s mercenary administration, the martyrdom of respected religious scholars, the killing of prominent public figures, the disappearance of tribal elders at the hands of the ISI, and many other acts of oppression have left the officials of Pakistan’s terrorist administration unable to face reality. Instead of confronting the causes of their own crisis, they place the blame on the Afghan government and seek revenge against the Afghan people.