Written by: Ruhollah Sarvari
In the past four years, since 2021, the general ranks within the Afghan government have remained united and under a single command. Military, administrative, and cultural organizations stand under the command of the central authority and are known as the obedient hand, and their spirit of obedience toward their leadership is increasing day by day. All important decisions are made at the discretion of the leadership; the atmosphere of obedience fostered by having a belief and vision has been maintained. Since everyone in the government has years of experience in the fields of war and politics, they can not thwart the enemy’s conspiracies and plans, and the tradition of accepting orders is deeply ingrained in their blood. The government has so far maintained its political and military field united thru internal obedience.
Despite the efforts of various opposition groups and factions of the Afghan government (generally fragmented and corrupt fronts), the people stand shoulder to shoulder with the current government and openly express their support every year on Asad 24th. Compared to previous years, this time, the nation presented unprecedented support and emotions.
On the other hand, the opponents of the Afghan government can’t even form organized movements and fronts against the government. The warlords remain weak and scattered. In Afghanistan, various people, both domestic and foreign, have experienced everything, and everyone’s rule has passed, but compared to the past, this is the first time that the entire geography of the country is controlled by a single central government. This unprecedented unity and the scattered and isolated state of the opposition have deprived them of the ability to move and act. Even the opponents of the Afghan government themselves admit that there is no alternative to the current government, and they themselves are not an alternative.
Since the new government (Islamic Emirate) came to power in Afghanistan, its opponents have largely been scattered and isolated rather than forming a cohesive political and military alternative. The black faces scattered around are facing a lack of a common agenda, leadership, and practical plan. The life of migration and exile, the weakness of domestic popular support, the lack of a cohesive military leadership, financial resources, and foreign support are the reasons that led to the disintegration of the so-called fronts and resistances. Their internal divisions are very deep; some rely on foreign support and do not consider themselves viable without it. Some others who knocked on foreign doors for four consecutive years have now come to the realization that no one will help us anymore, and they have openly admitted that the current government has no alternative.
The stances of the opposition are different and conflicting; in an interview with a media outlet, Sami Sadat considered himself and his supporters to be in hell and admitted that the United States no longer provides practical support, yet he still expects US assistance. Mohaqiq and the Resistance Front again call Pakistan a brotherly country and occasionally line up for aid, even tho they still accuse the current government of supporting Pakistan.
Some other opponents consider Pakistan an enemy, criticize its policies, and portray it as a bad neighbor for Afghanistan. Some are opponents of Pakistan, but some maintain relations with it. No political opponent of the Afghan government holds a unified position; wherever it suits them, they spend the nite there. Such situations made their people disheartened, distrustful of them, and scattered.
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