The Herat Security Dialogue began yesterday in the Spanish capital, Madrid. The conference was attended by several officials from the fallen republic, as well as representatives from some foreign countries and intelligence agencies. Like other conferences, this one was boycotted by many officials of the fallen republic and other opposing factions. The reason for their boycott was their internal disagreements over personal and party interests.
Some had disagreements over the flag, some over the chair, some over the anthem and songs, and others cited various reasons for their boycott. The former acting defense minister of the fallen republic, Shah Mahmood Miakhel, mentioned that the reason for his absence from this meeting was disagreements over the anthem and other issues. However, he was criticized by some other opposing figures for having negotiated with the Pakistani side over the Durand Line barbed wire during his tenure. This conference, overshadowed by significant disagreements, was held yesterday with a few limited individuals, including the head of the Pakistani intelligence agency (ISI), Asad Durrani.
The participants of this meeting largely tried to portray the situation in Afghanistan as dire and insecure, thereby attracting the attention of the rest of the world. Additionally, they extensively campaigned for the ISIS, which is mostly based in areas outside Afghanistan under the control of other countries, and they showed that this group is not based in neighboring countries but rather in Afghanistan, threatening the world. The speeches of the former Foreign Minister of the fallen Republic, Spanta, and the former head of National Security, Rahmatullah Nabil, were noteworthy in this meeting, as they largely spoke on behalf of Pakistan.
The Herat security conference, like other meetings abroad, is an initiative under the direct influence and control of foreign parties and intelligence agencies. In this conference, there was an attempt to gather all the opposition groups based abroad, or at least a large part of them, but deep divisions, personal preferences, interests, and other conflicts among them prevented them from even coming together with foreign support and encouragement.
This conference differs from other similar meetings in several aspects; the first reason is that this conference attempts to show foreign countries, intelligence agencies, and warring and criminal groups that the situation in Afghanistan is dire, and if they support them, everything will be fine.
The second difference was that this meeting was clearly organized with the joint coordination and cooperation of the officials of the fallen republic with Pakistan. For nearly two decades, these figures deceived the people into believing that they were against Pakistan, but this meeting exposed their true faces and past dealings, rendering their false slogans and claims void. They secretly sold the Durand Line to Pakistan for the sake of power retention and allowed them to extend barbed wire along this line as part of a deal. Another point is that these groups, while accepting the world’s concessions, also assure Pakistan that if they regain power, they will implement all their sinister goals and plans in Afghanistan. There is a clear message and lesson for the people in this meeting: the betrayal, deceit, and hidden faces of the past officials, and in the future, the safeguarding of Pakistan’s interests and the implementation of their sinister plans in their presence.
The Herat Security Conference has several points to consider. Firstly, the groups based abroad are only looking to bring war to Afghanistan, campaigning for this purpose, wanting to destroy Afghanistan again, and secure Western interests and implement their sinister plans here. They want to involve Pakistan again and this time officially endorse the Durand Line. Another point is that they are so engulfed in internal conflicts that if the opportunity arises for them to regain power in Afghanistan, this country will undoubtedly turn into a battlefield of internal wars, with bloodshed in every direction, sowing discord among ethnic groups, and ultimately turning Afghanistan into a battleground for foreign proxy wars.
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