Girls and widows in Afghanistan, now Taliban spreading terror with Sharia law, laddus in both hands of Pakistan
New Delhi
Taliban continues to attack in Afghanistan . The Afghan army has pushed back the Taliban from many places, but the Taliban has captured many districts. Pakistan is playing two-sided in this whole fight. Pakistan is supporting Sunni Pashtun Islamic fundamentalist group. Western countries, including the US, do not appear to have any definite plan to deal with Pakistan-backed radical forces.
Amidst the current situation in Afghanistan, terrorists from Pakistan, Xinjiang and Uzbekistan have reached the Taliban-held areas in eastern and northern Afghanistan. According to reporters, as of August 6, 218 districts of Afghanistan are under Taliban control, while the Afghan government controls 120 districts. Fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan army continues in 99 districts.
increased atrocities on women
Intelligence reports suggest that the Taliban has issued a fatwa in Badakhshan, Takhar and Ghazni regions. It said Taliban fighters can take girls and widows over the age of 12. The Taliban are targeting Afghan security forces as well as their families and civilians. Searching every house and looting property. The Afghan people remember the old Taliban rule because even after 25 years, the Taliban has not changed its strategy and is forcibly implementing Islamic Sharia rules.
Fighters from Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, East Turkestan Islamic Movement and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan operate under the Taliban’s umbrella. Recently, Taliban fighters killed a 21-year-old woman in Balkh district for not wearing a burqa.
Pakistan playing from both sides
In the midst of all this, Pakistan is working on a two-pronged strategy. After the efforts of America, England, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is going to visit Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. Ghani will hold talks with the Taliban leader Mullah Omar in Pakistan and Sirajuddin Haqqani of the Haqqani Network on peace in Afghanistan. At the same time, Pakistani drones are conducting reconnaissance in Jalalabad and Nangarhar region and monitoring the situation live. Recently, the Afghan army had informed that a Pakistani army officer who was leading the Taliban was killed in action against the Taliban. Along with this, many more reports suggest that thousands of Pakistani fighters are reaching Afghanistan in support of Taliban.
The US has established a Security Defense Cooperation Management Office in Qatar to support a stable Afghanistan and Afghan security forces. Preparing for a worst-case scenario, Washington has advised Afghan leaders to present a united front, gain public confidence and advance the peace process.
