Peace talks with Taliban
*Author: momin khan
Peace is one of the essential requirements of a country or society. That is why Hazrat Ibrahim peace be upon him asked Allah for peace prior from economic resources. Peace and stability leads to justice and equality which are the soul and spirit of a prosperous society.
Coming down to our own topic, we must acknowledge that Taliban were people of peace, justice and equality in the region. We knew them from the regime which they had established at the end of the 19th century. They had practically expressed all the above characters from their deeds. Taliban had established a pure Islamic emirate on which all Muslims were proud of throughout the world. Their way of governing was unique and had no parallel. In spite of scarce resources they did not ask monetary funds for loans. It is the statement of Gorge bush that we were of the view that Taliban could not run their government for even a year, because we were thinking that Taliban are illiterate and not accustomed to ruling, but the fact was something else. They survived for approximately 5-6years.
A Britain correspondent of BBC in Kabul has said “Afghanistan was among the peaceful countries in the world during the Taliban regime. He says that I had lost my purse in Kabul full of documents and some dollars, but I found it after two days untouched.
I ask the world if a group can make such peace and equality, so how they convert to terrorism? When the cruel Americans invaded the innocent people of Afghanistan and controlled the areas by force, they were considering themselves as the only power, but they were unaware from the history of Afghanistan that this piece of land cannot tolerate crusaders over it. The Americans along with Hamid karzay announced that Taliban were warlords and criminals of the nation. Hamid karzay said to a French TV that Mullah Umar should be captured and hanged up without any delay [2001}.
Now that the year is 2010 and the Taliban has regained control over 70-80% of the land, what does Hamid karzay and his counterparts say? Let’s note the difference in sayings of Karzay in the last ten years. Every one may have heard Karzay crying and calling the Taliban for negotiations and peace talks. He says we invite our disappointed brother Mullah Umar to the afghan cabinet.
My question is that why Karzay negotiates with criminals and warlord? Why he changed his policy? And what were those facts which compelled him to talk with criminals?
These questions are very easy to understand, but creating such question needs sacrifice
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*the author is student of internatinal islamic university islamabad faculty of management sciences*.
