Chants of “Allah Akbar” — a rallying cry for national resistance against Taliban in Afghanistan — are significant.
Taliban claims it’s waging “jihad” to establish a “pure” Islamic system. But this rallying cry is a powerful rejection of the Taliban’s distorted, alien, version of Islam. A national resistance against the Taliban is in the making in Afghanistan with the hashtag #AllahoAkbar. Taliban’s shadow governor for Bamyan Moulvi Anus was killed along with 40 other terrorists in an airstrike in Darah-Sof-Bal district last night. Over 15 Taliban vehicles along with a large number of weapons were destroyed.
Soon it will cover the entire country and even the dead Taliban will have no place on the Afghan land. This could be the end of Pakistan’s proxy war against Afghanistan, using Taliban terrorists.
These voices coming out loudly from the streets of Afghanistan are of the suffering people who are thirsty for peace and asking for an end to the imposed war. These voices are immensely stronger than those weapons imported to Afghanistan to intimidate, terrorize and destroy.
UN Security Council condemns Taliban violence in Afghanistan
UN Security Council condemns the escalation of violence in Afghanistan and rejects the notion of restoration of the Taliban’s Emirate. The members of the UN Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the United Nations compound in Herat that took place on Friday and resulted in the death of one security guard.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the UN said: “The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern about the high levels of violence in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s military offensive, and called for an immediate reduction of violence.
“They also expressed deep concern about the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations in communities affected by the ongoing armed conflict across the country,” the statement read.
Members of the UNSC emphasized that all parties must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law in all circumstances, including those related to the protection of civilians.
They underlined that deliberate attacks targeting civilians, United Nations personnel and United Nations compounds may constitute war crimes, and stressed the urgent and imperative need to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The United States and Britain blame the Taliban for War Crimes on civilians:
The U.S. and British embassies in Kabul said on Monday the Taliban insurgent may have committed war crimes in southern Afghanistan by carrying out revenge murders of civilians, a charge denied by the insurgents. The U.S. Embassy in the capital Kabul tweeted a statement accusing the Taliban of killing dozens of civilians in the area of Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province. The statement was tweeted by the British embassy.
“These murders could constitute war crimes; they must be investigated & those Taliban fighters or commanders responsible held accountably,” the U.S. Embassy tweeted.
In a second tweet, it said: “The Taliban’s leadership must be held responsible for the crimes of their fighters. If you cannot control your fighters now, you have no business in governance later.”
The tweets, accompanied by calls for a ceasefire, stepped up the United States’ public criticism of the group as U.S. troops withdraw and the Taliban goes on the offensive.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week that Afghanistan would become a ‘pariah state’ if any future Taliban rule in Afghanistan resulted in atrocities against civilians.
The insurgents gained control last month of the strategic area of Spin Boldak, which lies at crossing with Pakistan, and heavy fighting has taken place since as Afghan forces try to recapture the area.
