[Tolo News] In a recent statement, former Jihadi leader Abdul Rasul Sayyaf strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out attacks against civilians, and called the group's activities totally un-Islamic and against Afghan values."I want them [the Taliban] to free themselves of others' slavery. If they have any objections they should come and share them with us. They should not take commands from others," he added.
"The Taliban movement is neither an Islamic movement nor an Afghan cause. As a religious student I want to announce that they {Taliban} aren't dying as deaders," Sayyaf added.
Sayyaf's remarks on Pakistain and Taliban were widely hailed amongst various Afghan social segments as many inside the country believe that Islamabad is harboring the infamous Taliban group in a bid to destabilize Afghanistan and pursue its own strategic objectives.
On Thursday, some Afghan politicians in parliament and religious scholars come out in strong support of Sayyaf and urged that the remarks were based on reality.
"Sayyaf's statements illustrate the realities of the country, Taliban's deeds are neither Islamic, nor based on Sharia," Nejrabi said.
As rumors continue on Pakistain's so-called not so honest cooperation in the war against terrorism, public opinion in Afghanistan seems that the majority of Afghans want government to adopt a clear policy toward the neighboring country.
The National Unity Government (NUG) needs to come with a clear stance toward Pakistain, chairman of parliament's internal security commission, Mirdad Khan Nejrabi said.
Announcing support to Sayyaf's statement, a number of Afghan citizens have also slammed the Taliban for their atrocities and called them slaves of Pakistain that serve the policies of Pakistain.
According to members of the public, those who deliberately kill the people cannot be called Moslems, referring to the attacks by Taliban.
"Sayyaf's assertions are based on reality, he illustrated these things from the Koran and Hadees," religious scholar Waliullah Labib said. "Government in Afghanistan should deal with Pakistain as an enemy and talk with Pakistain from the point of enemy."
In addition, the religious scholars have called on the warring factions to stop killing each other as the people of Afghanistan are the main victims of violence and cannot tolerate more bloodshed.
"Stop killing the innocent people and halt the war, get instruction from Koran and Hadith," head of the Sharia faculty of Kabul
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"How can they be deaders, even Allah has cursed Taliban," a Kabul resident Mohammad Nasim said.
"Those who are killing the innocent people and the children are not deaders, but deviants," another resident Sayed Nadir Amiri said.
"Those committing suicide kabooms and killing innocents aren't deaders, they are deviants, they even kill the people in the mosques," another resident Hafizullah said.
Sayyaf remains as one of the major critics of Taliban and his anti-Taliban outbursts have been welcomed largely.