Two days ago, a diplomat from the fallen republic held a special session in the United States about “the emergence, wars, and narrative of the Taliban.” In this session, Mohammad Qasim Halimi, the last Minister of Guidance, Hajj, and Religious Affairs of the fallen republic, who often adds “Maulana” to his name, was the special guest.
Halimi, who has remained opposed to the Taliban for the past twenty years, crossed all ethical boundaries during his recent responsibilities and would generally insult scholars, Taliban, and elders with very empty words; he has also recently leveled baseless accusations of insults, lies, deceit, and trickery against the Taliban.
Halimi first naively named himself the Taliban spokesman in the space and presented an incomplete false story of his life; to appear as a familiar and close figure to the Taliban, he claimed that after the fall of the Taliban’s first rule, he was the Taliban spokesman named Hamid Agha before Abdul Hai Mutma’in. Meanwhile, the current deputy of the Ministry of Information and Culture, Qudratullah Jamal, was the Taliban spokesman after their first fall.
Halimi joined the Taliban for a very short time after the fall, but even then he was a suspicious person and could not be trusted. For this reason, he engaged in cultural activities for a short time, but eventually surrendered.
Halimi worked in various positions during the fallen republic, but in his last position as the Minister of Guidance, Hajj, and Endowments, he challenged the scholars’ knowledge and the Taliban’s war with utterly meaningless words. He was tasked with making the general public distrust the scholars and creating a religious crisis. Instead of engaging in rational discussions with them, he insulted the scholars in the name of proving the legitimacy of the fallen republic. Halimi, who has reappeared on Twitter(X) under another account, seeks to position himself among the ranks of the sold-out politicians by spreading lies and unfounded accusations, strengthening the ranks of evil and corruption, fighting the Taliban by misinterpreting religious texts and traditions, and being recognized as a spy.
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