Security is considered the main pillar of a country’s tent, and with its reinforcement, other parts of the country and government find stability and continuity, leading to growth and development.
The first rule in the nation’s uprising was always to establish security in the chaotic and fragmented country and to eliminate the webs of insecurity, instability, and disorder.
What had made the nation restless inside and crying out from outside, and had taken away the motivation and ability to continue living during the harsh years of occupation, was precisely the lack of security and the lack of confidence in a bright future and better days.
This situation was the result of various factors, all of which fall under the category of the presence and active engagement of the opposition’s activities.
As much as the current opponents of the caretaker government have twisted the values of the country’s ruling system in the past for their own benefit and only had plans for the safety of their own regions, they had no thought for the security of the nation and the citizens, or they did not want these tragic stories to end and for the nation to live in peace.
Therefore, the stain of shame from insecurity remained on the foreheads of all the officials of the former government. They could have controlled the situation, but they did not. They also had the power to create the conditions for the nation’s growth and progress, but they did not. They were only concerned with themselves and their relatives. Their thoughts were limited and tied only to their families, their relatives, and their tribe.
The main cause of insecurity in the country was the presence of foreign occupiers, their interference, or in clear terms, the occupation of the homeland and their military presence in Afghanistan.
Moreover, what further worsened the situation and made life difficult was that the previous government had no program or policy to address insecurity and remove obstacles.
The material interests of the former officials were intertwined with this insecurity; it was considered a justification for the arrival and presence of the occupiers, so they could take advantage of this opportunity and, under false pretenses, attract the attention and aid of the international community to Afghanistan, enriching themselves and looting the national wealth.
They were unaware that those they considered the instigators of insecurity were, in fact, true freedom seekers and patriots striving for the country’s liberation from foreign occupiers; this was a point that the former officials never considered and never believed that the country was under foreign control.
Therefore, neither the officials were trying to reduce insecurity, nor were the occupiers seeking to end insecurity, stability, security, and peace.
In between, only the nation experienced and endured wounds, pains, sufferings, and calamities, and it had no ability to solve and eliminate this great social problem called insecurity.
This was a summary of the situation of the former Afghan government, the people, and the broad issues of society regarding security and peace.
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