The Taliban has other ideological and political limitations regarding the formation of a participatory government. They do not believe in modern state system. They are also unclear about the gap between Islamic Emirate and Taliban fighters. It is clear from their behavior and activities over the past three weeks that they are still adamant in their authoritarian ideology, where pluralism has no place.
The Taliban are still stuck in medieval thinking about women’s movements and activities. That is why women have taken to the streets of Kabul, Herat and Jalalabad, ignoring the Taliban’s threat of torture. Meanwhile, the province of Panshi, northeast of Kabul, has once again emerged as a major obstacle to the Taliban’s establishment of authority across Afghanistan. In the nineties, under the leadership of Commander Ahmad Shah Masood, the most well-known face of the anti-Taliban struggle, Panshir became a great example of Taliban resistance. Based on this tradition, Ahmad Shah Masood’s son, Nabin Ahmad Masood, and Amrullah Saleh, the outgoing vice president of the outgoing Afghan government, have so far shown courage in fighting the Taliban. There is power in the demands they have made, not in their numbers, but in the national interest. Despite the large number of fighters and other equipment, the Taliban have not yet been able to remove the resistance leaders from Bazarak (the main city of Panshir). This resistance will not end even if they move away from here and take up position in the inaccessible areas of the Hindu Kush mountains.
Translation from English: Aziz Hasan
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