Initially, the republic is a system filled with major deficiencies. In a republic, the main fundamental center of government is not clear, power is divided, a very small class of people participates in the government, some are directly involved in the government, and others have elected their representatives; in most cases, the minority has the upper hand in this election. This is because very few ordinary people vote for the candidates of the presidential office, parliament, councils, and other major and minor positions. One person is declared the winner among all the candidates, the rest support him or separate their paths, and the remaining votes are thrown into the trash. This reality shows that the republic protects the interests of the minority and keeps the majority oppressed.
When the United States established a democratic system in Afghanistan, it initially allied with former warlords to support this illegitimate regime. The ideologies, strategies, and parties of these warlords were in conflict with each other. They were engaged in clashes and battles over power, and their hands were stained with the blood of civilians during these wars. They had destroyed cities and towns, but since they were considered a minority in the political arena, they became the pillars of this illegitimate regime, with everyone being appointed according to the foreigners’ agreement and preference.
These warlords were already despised and reviled in Afghan society; since their internal conflicts, they had no noble goal or plan, and their thoughts and strategies were ensnared in the traps of nationalism and tribalism.
People were chosen to represent the tribes who had nothing to offer but murder, theft, and killings. The power of the regime was divided among notorious individuals; this division turned into personal rule and islands of power. The west of Afghanistan became a host to Ismail Khan’s politics and policies, while Great Kandahar fell prey to the tyranny of the Karzai family and General Abdul Raziq. The north remained idle, listening to the chants of Atta Muhammad Noor and Abdul Rashid Dostum. The followers of Masoodism took districts and areas in the division of regions, while Jamiat divided the central zone and some provinces among themselves. Thus, each region was monopolized by a group or an individual. The republic was not a system but dozens and hundreds of systems. Power was a means to achieve personal interests, and in each island of power, different politics, thoughts, and governance were applied.
The fallen republic did not initially bring with it a unified policy that everyone could work on together. As we know better; in the fallen republic, unofficial local governments were created, and these local and regional governments were managed by separate Western invaders. How could a unified policy and strategy be implemented from the center of the system!? In fact, the international coalition had facilitated such a system in Afghanistan. Each local ruler would act in the light of Western policy for their own benefit, as ordered by their master.
How can the lack of commitment to the homeland, loyalty to Islam, and love for the people among the leaders of the Republic lead to a unified policy!? A unified policy arises from a unified belief and a unified methodology, but these leaders of the Republic lacked that methodology and belief. The absence of a unified policy and strategy is most evident in intra-Afghan negotiations; they could not, until the end, accept themselves as one side of the issue with the Taliban, so that they could be treated as one side.
Their political awareness was low; they did not realize until the end that we are part of someone else’s war, not an independent side; they did not understand that we are being fought as mercenaries. Thus, they were ousted from politics and governance in an isolated manner.
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