In the final days of the fallen republic, when Ashraf Ghani was in power, he surrounded himself with a circle of individuals who had spent nearly their entire lives in foreign and Western countries. They had studied, been trained there, and were largely unfamiliar with the people, culture, customs, and values of Afghanistan. They maintained close relationships and interactions with the embassies of Western countries and other Western representatives in Kabul, and it was even said that these individuals were appointed directly at the behest of the United States and other Western countries.
They were making even more efforts than before to justify the American and Western occupation in Afghanistan and to promote Western culture and values in the country, further ridiculing the puppet government of that time. Although this circle was somewhat large, at its core were Mohib, Fazli, Kargar, and some other mysterious and unknown figures. Additionally, to hide their dark faces, they surrounded themselves with other false circles, but they were the main decision-makers after the foreigners.
In the internal officials, no one had any power over this circle; they did things every day that left the people of Afghanistan astonished. In return for these actions, they received thousands of dollars in salaries and benefits, as well as siphoned off hundreds of thousands of dollars from projects. They were involved in moral and administrative corruption and filled important government and state institutions of that time with commission agents and other notorious figures. Some of them were appointed individuals brought from foreign countries, who were given Afghan citizenship documents here, but they did not understand a single language of the Afghan people. A prime example of this was the Lebanese individual of that time, who was named Ajmal Ahmadi here and was appointed as the head of the central bank.
Like Ahmadi, there were many other unknown and mysterious individuals who were brought here solely for theft and looting, and after stealing the people’s money in Afghanistan, they would return to their own countries. Interestingly, this group would then present themselves in the media as the most patriotic, nationalistic, and committed to the country and its people. They would make grand claims, mock some former figures in Afghanistan’s history, and consider themselves far superior to them. In exchange for money and other privileges, they would hold meetings and gatherings, their sycophants would praise them, and they would swiftly advance their nefarious plans in return for these false praises and accolades.
The entire governance was going on like this, until one day it brought the final days of power and authority, and they quickly fled the country. Ashraf Ghani, who had consciously brought these people for his mission, after fleeing the country, started the blame game and complaints against these very people. Ashraf Ghani says he did not know these people well and they deceived and betrayed him. In a recent case, Ashraf Ghani’s brother, Hashmat Ghani, says that during the fall of the republic, Mohib, Fazli, and Kargar betrayed Ashraf Ghani. In the final days of the republic, this circle was calling military officials, governors, and police commanders of the provinces, asking them not to fight and to surrender. Ashraf Ghani, through these statements, is trying to present himself as a white rooster and change the people’s and the public’s judgment and opinion about himself.
But the truth is that the republic was a foreign and Western project, created from the very beginning to justify and sustain the occupation. Individuals like Ashraf Ghani, who were committed to foreign interests, were imposed on the shoulders of the Afghans. Through these figures, the Westerners tried to impose Western values on the people and prolong their occupation. The series of conflicts and accusations between Ashraf Ghani and his circle is merely an attempt by each side to absolve themselves. They are trying to change the perception and perspective of the Afghans and history about themselves, but the reality is that the Afghans have understood well what happened to them in the past two decades. What did the Westerners do to them in the name of human rights defenders? And what did these foreign agents, who came with the help of foreigners, do to them under grand names and slogans? The judgment of the Afghans and history about them is true and based on facts, and such efforts and crocodile tears will never cleanse their dark faces.
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