Written by: Noor al-Rahman Musawir
The nature of man is such that he desires to have his name and fame renowned throughout the world, to have his name alone rise in various fields, and for no one else to share the spotlight with him or divide his fame.
In this path, if one is forced to move in alignment and step with others and, based on common interests and benefits, finds oneself in a single front, but his inner goal and personal intention to assert will not remain hidden and will eventually reveal itself at the first opportunity.
The friendship of the opposing and exiled parties and fronts of Afghanistan have also been shaped by this very human nature; a nature that cannot tolerate the presence of the other alongside itself. As long as they can benefit each other and support one another, they move side by side and back each other up; but as soon as they feel even the slightest sense of self-sufficiency and independence, or sense that the other side desires separation or is plotting against them, they uproot him from their front and expel him.
After the establishment of the Islamic government in Afghanistan and the flight of fronts and parties from the country, as well as their dispersion in various countries, their voices are still heard in different corners of the world and in the media. Sometimes one party extends a hand of friendship, camaraderie, and cooperation to another party, and sometimes a member of one party joins another party and dedicates their efforts to achieving its ideals.
But since the goals and ideals of these fronts and parties are not genuine and are not pursued to achieve national objectives, and also because behind all of them lies the pursuit of personal wealth and gain, with the leader of each party wanting to establish and promote themselves, eventually, after a period of collaboration and assistance, the party leader expels their key members under false pretenses, or that person resigns themselves.
All the opponents and exiled parties in Afghanistan are facing such a crisis and challenge within themselves. They used to operate independently during the time they were in power, draining the blood of the Afghan people, and they squandered the profits they obtained all by themselves. But now that they have detached from the body of Afghanistan, they are in the embrace of foreigners and their hands are tied in many places. They are forced to extend a hand of friendship and cooperation toward their rivals and, by dividing the superficial benefits they have outlined for themselves, they embark on a path of cooperation and unity.
But even within this circle of burned imagination, they cannot fit together, and soon their shouting fills the media space, with reports that this party has separated from that party and this faction from that faction, or that members of this party have left and separated from members of that party. The reason for this is clearly evident to everyone: the inability to come to an agreement over personal interests.
The silent conflict that is ongoing between Rabbani’s son and another former warlord, who are actually considered the heirs of the Jamiat Party, also reflects the same struggle over personal interests; a struggle in which even two individuals cannot reach agreement and unity. The dismissal of Hesamuddin Taleghani from the position of spokesperson for the Jamiat party by Ata Mohammad Noor is considered one of the signs of internal tensions among party members, especially within the Jamiat party.
Although the tensions between the superficial parties of the fleeing opponents, who have remained silent and shown no activity or reaction so far, is a topic of discussion, more importantly, whenever they have raised their voices, those voices have not been for a noble and national cause, but rather to express the tensions and challenges that have arisen from within themselves.
All these factors indicate that after the flight and disappearance of these parties and fronts, a note of hope will never rise from their hearts again, and all their efforts are like an arrow in the dark that does not hit the target.
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