After the ousting of Zahir Shah in Afghanistan, a new form of coalition-building emerged for the acquisition of political power, and from the very beginning, due to multipartyism and betrayal, not only were national interests not preserved, but the country’s atmosphere became so tumultuous that it led to continuous wars and unrest.
Alliances are formed to bring together strong personalities and resist another group, or in the sense of preserving a country’s national interests and working primarily for the unity of nations. However, in Afghanistan, this phenomenon has been destructive and upside down since its emergence in a new form.
In Afghanistan, members of alliances either align themselves with a specific country or faction to achieve their personal goals, which range from internal conflicts to foreign invasions, all of which are products of these alliances.
The formation of alliances in Afghanistan and their sudden and rapid dissolution have not only been numerous from the very beginning, but the reasons behind them have also not differed significantly from one another.
Distrust, personality cult, detachment from realities, and demand for privileges are all issues that even the strongest agreements cannot withstand, and the shame of the treacherous partnerships being annulled has always fallen on the coalition members. During the fallen republic, whenever elections were held, before the coalition members were assigned seats and privileges, the winning president would endure daily insults of being a traitor, incompetent, and a betrayer. However, after granting privileges, the president’s boots would be cleaned by the coalition members’ tongues instead of a broom.
The “National Assembly for the Salvation of Afghanistan” was a new name for a series of coalitions formed by several opposing political figures of the caretaker government outside the country, which announced its existence last year through a virtual meeting attended by many figures of the fallen republic.
In the mentioned virtual meeting, all participants made firm commitments to resist the caretaker government, but since they are not united and the participants in this forum lacked any popular support due to their previous betrayals, the claim of resistance seemed weak from the beginning.
Recently, another shame has been added, which is the disillusionment of the imaginary fronts of Resistance and Freedom and the outright denial of Salahuddin Rabbani. They have all united, and their inclusion in any decisions of this consensus has not been accepted.
If we add to the conclusion that no coalition in Afghanistan has succeeded so far due to individualism, distrust, and a disconnect from reality, those who have betrayed have been betrayed in return, and the imaginary fronts and Rabbani should awaken to the National Party for Salvation, they might take their turn.
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