In an interview with Radio Goftogoo, Hussein Farjad Amin stated that the Taliban haven’t changed and they remain to be the Taliban of the past; “Basically, this group cannot change since the source of thought according to which they were...
In an interview with Radio Goftogoo, Hussein Farjad Amin stated that the Taliban haven’t changed and they remain to be the Taliban of the past; “Basically, this group cannot change since the source of thought according to which they were trained still exists and their ideology hasn’t changed.”
Radio Goftgoo's "Without Scrawl" program had a phone call interview with Hussein Farjad Amin, the Iranian expert on Afghanistan affairs, discussing latest changes in Afghanistan.
Hussein Farjad Amin spoke about the Taliban attacks on different Afghan cities; “After the Doha talks in Qatar, the Taliban are seeking to achieve what they couldn’t gain in negotiations with the government representatives through war and pressure on the government.”
“The Taliban started their attacks on small towns and gradually, they took over several states. The Taliban took control of the borders, and a large number of Taliban were deployed around Kabul last week,” he added.
The expert on Afghanistan affairs continued; “On Tuesday, government officials were praying in the Presidential Mosque on the occasion of Eid al-Adha when three mini-Katyusha rockets were fired by the Taliban. The move has no operational value but is propagandistic: It indicates that the whole four day-negotiations of the Afghan government in Doha to persuade the Taliban to a three-month ceasefire has failed.”
He then mentioned; “Although we’re on Eid days and it was expected that these will be good days for the Afghans, Taliban frightened people with their fires and it shows that the Taliban haven’t accepted the ceasefire even for Eid al-Adha.”
In his interview with Radio Goftogo, Farjad Amin explained the main and ultimate goal of the Taliban and stated; “If they couldn’t achieve their objectives through negotiations and by putting Kabul government officials under pressure, they would do so by opening fire. Changing the constitutional law and writing a new one, absolute rule of the Taliban over the country and subordination of all groups to the Taliban are among the main demands of this group.”
The Afghanistan affairs expert cited that the Taliban haven’t changed and they remain to be the Taliban of the past; “Basically, this group cannot change since the source of thought according to which they were trained still exists and their ideology has not changed. The Taliban's ideology stems from schools and seminaries that hold the same beliefs as in previous decades.”
He emphasized; “The Taliban are product of religious schools that were established in Pakistan. There are about 13,500 schools preaching the Taliban’s dogma. Undoubtedly, this situation will affect Pakistan’s government at some point.”
By Zahra Judaki
