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Taliban announced end of Afghan civil war
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.by Aleksandr Kots [KP] "It seems you better stay with me for a while," the salesman of the "wrestled property store" said carefully in good Russian, looking at the TV. His shop is full of "native" American equipment, from uniforms and boots to backpacks and body kits to weapons. As a rule, the assortment is drawn from defeated NATO caravans. Fresh supplies, from abandoned warehouses of military bases. "What is there?" I tensed. Again Panjshir was taken. Now they will start celebrating. "So they banned." The seller shrugged his shoulders, "Who was here when the bans stopped?" Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid made a special statement on Monday morning. He called the opponents mercenaries and assured that the rebellious province was now completely under the control of the new authorities . The resistance, of course, immediately denied this fact. However, a photo of the Taliban appeared on the network in front of the residence of Governor Pandsher, and then a video at the mausoleum of the "Panjshir Lion," the grave of the legendary field commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. The place is sacred to the forces of resistance. And with its capture, we can talk about the political defeat of the "Northern Alliance 2.0". Panjshir, who did not submit to either the Soviet troops or the Taliban in the 90s, nevertheless lost his autonomy, which he had de facto enjoyed for decades. Of course, it is unrealistic to completely clear the gorge; it is too large and ramified, with a mass of strategic heights, which the Taliban will not have enough strength to hold. Therefore, the new authorities will probably have to face guerrilla warfare. But already, according to their "new Taliban ethics," they announced that they would not persecute those who lay down their arms. "We assure the noble people of Panjshir that they will not face any manifestations of discrimination; they are all our brothers, and together we will serve one country and one goal," Zabiullah Mujahid broadcast from TV. "The civil war is over. And our people will have a place for freedom, independence, prosperity, calm and happy life. " "Where are you going to get new goods now?" I asked the seller, sorting through the "trophy" chevrons. Here is the badge of the K-9 Service Dog Unit, an American flag and a dog's head painted in the colors of the Afghan Republican flag. A funny patch with Trump's hair kissing, chevrons of the American embassy, star-and-striped eagles on buttonholes. There are more awards: the Afghan dumps medals in packages on the table, "Purple Heart" (given for injury) for $15, and the rest are $10 each. The awards are not numbered, and I, having doubted their authenticity, leave the store at my own peril and risk. The street is surprisingly quiet. After the last "capture" of Panjshir, the Taliban fired into the sky all night. As a result, bullets that fell from a great height killed almost two dozen people. Zabiullah Mujahid called on his comrades-in-arms to abandon this tradition. And, apparently, they heard him. After that false start, the Taliban still got their way. Rumor has it that they were helped in this by the Pakistani special forces, which directed the Pakistani Air Force to the positions of the rebels and with the surprisingly tacit consent of the international community. Only Iran was not very confident in its condemnation of the military operation in the Panjshir Gorge, and was limited to that. China, the United States, Russia and the European Union have made it clear that they will not take sides. In the end, it is easier to deal with one force with a not very good background than with the motley emirs of the vilayets, into which Afghanistan can disintegrate in the event of a new internecine war. Aleksandr Kots is a Russian military journalist Posted by: badanov 2021-09-07 |
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