Earth Shaking Beneath The Feet Of America - Afghan Taliban Declaration
17 February 2018By Al-Ikhwah Al-Mujahidun
The American media propagandists exert every effort to try and show the
military commitment to Afghanistan as success however if we were to look at
the ground realities, the picture is actually quite the opposite and if we
look at some of the indicators, we can understand that the earth is shaking
beneath their feet and sooner or later, they will withdraw all their forces.
Some of the indicators are as follow:
- Whenever any side engaged in fighting splits regarding correct course of
strategy, recognize the war has taken its toll. Tough talk about hammering an
enemy and asking for negotiations the next day indicates that the war has
dazed and confused that side just as US president Trump rebuffed any
possibility of talks with the Taliban and the next day his deputy secretary of
state - John Sullivan - called on the Taliban to come to the negotiation table
and even asked Pakistan for help.
Afghan affairs analyst, Waheed Muzhda, says that the former Soviet Union was
in the exact same predicament during the end years of its occupation as
America finds herself today. They would also intensify the war one day and the
very next, they would propagate negotiations and reaching an understanding.
Lost in a labyrinth, they were unsure about which policy to pursue and such,
this was considered an indicator of their impending defeat and withdrawal
which can be applied to the American state of affairs today.
- Any side fighting a war that quietly continues forging ahead and abstains
from empty show of power or boasting about crippling his opposition, then
recognize that they are making progress and have closed in on their
objectives. Any side that is practically exhausted and feels there are
shortcomings in its work will simply begin playing the cards of show,
exaggerations and threats in order to mask its failure.
A few years ago no American president talked about US might, nuclear
capabilities or parades to show off force simply because everyone grasped the
extent of their strength and there was no need for displaying power. Today
however America has lost their awe inspiring status due to repeated failures
in every engagement and Trump is trying his best to redeem their lost standing
with threats and chest puffing. A couple of days ago Trump demanded his
military organize a parade after decades while the sold-out media has
intensified propaganda about airstrikes and superior American technology to
spread fear. Such moves only give credence to the argument that America is no
longer capable and seeks to hide its failures with show and empty threats.
- If you want to understand where a government stands regards to success and
failure, then don"t try to gauge their state of affairs through their formal
officials because it is the paid duty of active officials to talk about
success even during failures and show everything as orderly. The standard for
measuring the true state of a strategy is through the mouths of impartial and
low-ranking officials.
A few examples about the condition of American war strategy in Afghanistan can
be summarized in the following lines:
During an interview with Defense News, the former US secretary of defense -
Chuck Hagel - said that America has failed in ending the war in Afghanistan
and that it is in the worse situation it has ever been as they are heading for
a defeat despite spending billions of dollars over the past 17 years.
A few days earlier the current US secretary of defense - James Mattis - was
grilled during the House Armed Services Committee by Republican Senator Waltor
Jones who said that Afghanistan is the graveyard of Empires and we have to
accept that.
He further added that the retired Marine Corps Commander Gen. Chuck Krulak
wrote him an email stating "No one has ever conquered Afghanistan and many
have tried. We would join the list of nations that have tried and failed.”
All this rattling only points towards one conclusion that America has lost her
way in Afghanistan and the ground has begun shaking beneath her feet. If the
Taliban manage hold out a bit longer, they shall earn the honor of defeating
an empire of the 21st century just as the Afghan nation earned the glorious
medal of the 20th century by defeating the Soviet Union, Allah willing.
America Repeats Failed Experience of Escalating War
A few days ago, the American President Donald Trump said in his annual speech
that he does not hold peace talks with the Taliban. While their forces, tanks
and warplanes have invaded our land, they kill our people for the last sixteen
years and carry heavy bombardment on our villages and homes, but still they
blame Mujahidin about why are they fighting against us!!
Military presence of foreigners in our beloved country is not only against the
will and faith of the Afghan nation, but is also an illegitimate act according
to international rules. This has also been said, from time to time, by
equitable western politicians and writers who believe in independence of the
nations.
The Islamic Emirate does not consider war as the only solution, however if
there are no other sensible ways for independence of our country and
establishing an Independent Islamic system, then they do not have other choice
except resistance and jihad.
The invaders want from Mujahidin not to fight in a state of affairs where they
themselves constantly carry on bombardments against Mujahidin and the Afghan
nation. They raid their homes and imprison them. They do not discriminate
between armed and non-armed mujahidin; on the other hand they consider their
military and intelligence personnel as civilians on the pretext of wearing no
military uniforms and carrying no weapon.
Until and unless both sides of the conflict do not agree on ceasefire, it is
irrational to expect from Mujahidin not to fight.
For ending the war, occupation should come to an end, which is the main cause
behind it. The only way to end the present misery and disaster is to refer to
logic and reason, not foolhardiness, oppression and combat. The Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan had proposed this to the invaders before the invasion
as well, yet they refused it and accordingly they saw the consequences. The
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan once again considers it worth mentioning that
the Afghan problem cannot be resolved by force, oppression and combat, but
only with reason and respecting independence and will of the Afghan nation.
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