Editor in Chief: Moh. Reza Huwaida Friday, March 29th, 2024

Soaring Insecurity Vs Government Strategy

The brutality seems to have chain up unto complete annihilation of innocence –observing calm and indifferent to entire scenario. This is eventually referred to be era of vindictiveness –exploits the essence of development for peace that has turned a nightmare. The strength the anti-state elements have acquired marks the state of mercifulness we display –we are divided they are united.

At present the insurgents have turned united, that only let them, wreak havoc on ordinary masses. In the wake of pronounced spring offensive the foreign diplomats, public officials and civilian are left render the pay of decade long war.  The growing attacks on foreign and civilians indicates the insurgents are underlining their pretentious presence. Earlier, two successive blasts and associated casualties rocked Kabul city.

It was Sunday’s unfortunate morning when a suicide car went off close to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul that claimed lives of at least three people, injuring 18 others. According to a Ministry of Interior spokesman Sediq Sediqqi, two women were among the dead and among the injured were eight women and three children. Later, European Union Police Mission (EUPOL) in Afghanistan has confirmed the death of one of their contract workers. The blast took place during rush hour in a densely populated area and inflicted severe damage to vehicles and buildings in the neighborhood. It was the second blast of the day. The first blast had occurred duet to IED explosion on Saturday night at the University of Kabul that injured two lecturers. This depicts state of soaring insecurity.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the fatal bombing. The militants have already stepped up attacks on government and foreign targets in recent weeks, taking a heavy toll on civilians and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The insurgent group has already vowed of nationwide attacks in what is expected to be the bloodiest spring offensive in a decade as NATO forces pull back from the frontlines. Who shall be targeted is clarified in their statements, “The main targets of these operations… will be the foreign occupiers, especially their permanent military bases… officials of the stooge regime, their military constellations, especially their intelligence, interior ministry and defense ministry officials.”

The worsened condition of law and order and frequent activities of ISIS and Taliban reflects as if insurgents are running a parallel government. On the other hand the former arbitrary release of large number of Taliban inmates seems to be strengthening their might and they are signaling their presence by carrying out attacks. What is clear is that the insurgents are expanding the range of their operations. The insurgents are operating at will and quite rapidly expanding operations to parts of the country where it previously appeared to have little ability to act. It also seems that the militants are familiar with important installations, and their attacks are meticulously staged. If a wise and coordinated strategy is not pursued then control over eastern and southern Afghanistan might slip into the hands of the Taliban with no apparent ability to foil this, post US pull out. The escalating violence across the country also sparks the concern over how the 350,000-strong Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will be able to manage once foreign troops withdraw by 2014.

It depicts Taliban are definitely keeping their proclamation and pursuing their target. Nevertheless, the government necessary preparation and a coordinated joint effort to be taken seem non-existent. Despite state’s security apparatus tried its best foiling the attack to a greater extent on many occasions –the non-providence of necessary information about the Taliban’s advances is a clear reflection of loopholes in security institutions.

The consecutive attacks mark that Taliban has ignored the call for peace talk and instead officially launched their spring fighting offensive – expanding their battle to the northern parts of the country. One of strategy the government can put to exercise is building broader consensus against them to be excommunicated. Formerly, a number of religious scholars in Kabul expressed their support for recent statements made by clerics in the holy city of Mecca, condemning Daesh and the Taliban as deviants from Islam and calling on all true Muslims to stand against them. The prominent scholar, Al-Ghamedi had said that both Daesh and Taliban have killed people in the name of Islam, but in fact have no connection to the true religion.

This statement came at very critical time when the entire world is facing the threats from renowned terrorists of Daesh and Taliban. Both Muslim and non-Muslim world are rendered vulnerable to attacks of these terrorists. The absence of trust and coordination between most of countries has let these terrorists invincible. Nonetheless, the broader system of cooperation between security institutions, intelligence agencies and fair prosecution system, the government may cop with the challenge of multiplying insecurity. The militants apprehended must be subjected to a fair trial is a pivotal to maintenance of peace and security.

Long lasting peace can only be installed in Afghanistan provided the anti-state elements are brought to book through fair trial, holding the right culprit accountable for his deeds. In doing so the government should too consider the wages and authority of public officials serving this department, so that they should not be misled by attractive offers. The government must get itself cleared, whom to be labeled as terrorists, whom should be talked to and whom shouldn’t?  it should be learned that both the formation of fair laws, its implementation and  regulation makes it possible for men to live together peaceably.