Written by: Samiullah Farhad
Without a doubt, the period when parties and movements competed for power in Afghanistan can be considered one of the darkest eras in the history of this ancient land; because during this dark period in Afghanistan’s history, every kind of oppression and tyranny against this land and its people occurred under the shadow of these very parties.
Yes! Self-proclaimed leaders, who had nothing in their minds but securing their own interests and those of a few others, came to the forefront with colorful slogans and established thriving businesses for themselves from the blood of innocent people.
But the end of the Republic regime was a great blessing for these suffering people; because with the collapse of the Republic, all its functions also disappeared, including hundreds of parties and movements that had left nothing but bitter memories behind.
In the meantime, the Wahdat Party, which was once at the forefront of the civil wars and left behind a notorious record, like other infamous parties, lost its operational capacity with the collapse of the Republic regime. After Mohaqqiq’s escape from Afghanistan, its activities were reduced to virtual pages and participation in numerous repetitive meetings.
Although these parties were practically dismantled with the fall of the republic, they continued to repeat their party slogans from outside Afghanistan, despite having no supporters or followers among the Afghan people, and sought to keep their parties alive.
However, during the period since the new government came to power, not only did these parties not experience significant growth, but deep divisions also emerged among them, resulting in internal splits.
The Wahdat Party, although seemingly less internally divided than other parties, was actually driven toward complete collapse by the deep dissatisfaction of its members with the leadership and its incompatibility with the current realities in Afghanistan. This reached a point where, in an unprecedented move, 50 individuals, each considered a cornerstone of the party, submitted their resignations and left the Wahdat Party.
The Wahdat Party collapsed at a time when Mohammad Mohaqiq had warned the Afghan government in the early days of 2026 that if political negotiations did not take place, he would take up arms and choose the path of war; a path that such individuals always choose to secure their personal interests.
But this time was different from previous occasions; not only the Wahdat Party led by Mohaqqiq, but also other opponents parties and movements against the Afghan government were left alone in the field, and the people of Afghanistan, recognizing their true faces, withdrew even the slightest support from such movements.
The event we witnessed after the collapse of the Wahdat Party; because the disappearance of this party not only did not upset the people of Afghanistan, but many took this event as a good omen and wished for such an end for all the remaining parties. However, in reality, the other parties have also become nothing more than lifeless shells, having completely lost their support both within Afghanistan and from their Eastern and Western patrons.
So, as a result, it can undoubtedly be said that what happened today to the Wahdat Party will also happen to other notorious parties in the not-so-distant future, and eventually, each of these factions will end up in the dustbin of history.
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