The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government) has issued another statement, explaining the failure of the U.S.-Taliban talks and stating that the Taliban would expel the foreign forces both by diplomatic and military means.
This is the second statement since March 15, 2012 when a statement issued by the Islamic Emirate announced the suspension of the U.S.-Taliban talks, which have been described by the Taliban as a goodwill stage before the actual negotiations for a political settlement on the future of Afghanistan.
Following is the text of the statement:
"Some Secret Enemy [U.S.] Circles of the Enemy [the U.S.] Published Some Spurious Declarations Asking the Mujahideen to Freeze Their Attacks; This Venomous Propaganda Created Anxiety"
"Recently in the month of January, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan showed in a declaration its readiness to have a diplomatic office in Qatar for reciprocal understanding with the international community and had reached a preliminary agreement with the government of Qatar.
"Before that, the envoys of the Islamic Emirate had reached a settlement with the American side that the Americans will set free the prisoners of the Islamic Emirate from Guantanamo and will let them live with their families in Qatar. Similarly, the Americans will not oppose the diplomatic office.
"The idea behind this was that there should be a reference point for talks with the countries of the world and secondly to counter the propaganda that the Islamic Emirate has no political schema whereas the reality is that the Islamic Emirate works simultaneously on both the political and military fronts to attain the justified rights of the Muslim Afghan nation; therefore, the political and military commissions are working side by side.
"With the passage of time, instead of fulfilling their promises and paving the road for the forthcoming dialogues, the American media started a kind of propaganda indicative of multi-dimensional talks with the envoys of the Islamic Emirate for the solution of the Afghan dilemma, which was in total contradiction with the ground realities.
"In the same time, some secret circles of the enemy published some spurious declarations asking the mujahideen to freeze their attacks. This venomous propaganda created anxiety as if, may Allah forbid, a secret deal is ongoing between the Islamic Emirate and the Americans even though it is quite clear that the Islamic Emirate is an Islamic movement based on principals and all its work is transparent and under the supervision of the Emir-ul-Momineen (Leader of the Faithful) [Mullah Mohammad Omar] may Allah protect him."
"The Islamic Emirate is Determined to Expel the External Forces Both by Military and Diplomatic Channels and to Find a Solution for the Afghan Issue"
"The political office of the Islamic Emirate, just like its military commission, is working for the lofty aims of the ongoing Jihad which are the freedom of the beloved homeland and the implementation of the Islamic shari'a alongside the provision of the benefits of the immense sacrifices of the Muslim masses of Afghanistan in the form of an Islamic government.
"The true sign of well intention and of sound logic was to further strengthen the atmosphere for negotiations; however, the invading forces repeatedly committed such actions which served the opposite purpose, e.g. the desecration of the Holy Koran in Bagram airbase by the Americans, the slaughter of innocent children in Kapisa, Nangarhar and Ghazni provinces, the defiling of the dead bodies of martyrs, and recently the martyring and then burning of the bodies of dozens of children and women in Zangabad area of Panjwai district. How can the opposition on the one hand be calling towards a peaceful resolution to the Afghan problem and on the other justify such brutal actions?
"Therefore, the Americans should first of all fulfill their promises for the real and concrete solution of the Afghan issue and initiate a translucent strategy clarifying what measures should be taken for confidence building.
"The Islamic Emirate is determined to expel the external forces both by military and diplomatic channels and to find a solution for the Afghan issue. The Americans should come out of their perplexity and wavering and express their lucid stance by fulfilling their promises.
"As described in the official statement of the Islamic Emirate, the Afghan issue has two dimensions: internal and external. The external dimension is correlated with the foreigners, e.g. the withdrawal of the invading forces, the release of the prisoners and so on. These problems are related to the foreigners.
"The internal dimension is associated with the Afghans, e.g. the unification of its people and the establishment of a strong Islamic government according to the wishes and desires of the masses for the sake of justice, stability, progress, prosperity and economic promotion which could wipe out the tears of the orphans and to heal the wounds of the oppressed people of the beloved homeland."
Source: www.shahamat-english.com, Afghanistan, March 23, 2012. The text of the statement has been lightly edited for clarity.
