Earlier, the 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) took place at UN Headquarters in New York. While speaking at the United Nation Council on Foreign Relations, the CEO of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, said that Afghanistan tried to have cordial relations with its neighbors, but the response from the other side was not positive and therefore there was problem in relations. Afghanistan accuses Pakistan for every terrorist attack taking place deeming Taliban till date derives support from the neighboring country. It should be learnt without having stuck to fundamental principle of non-interference a nation may not succeed winning the status of peaceful coexistence.

Peace is a term that most commonly refers to absence of aggression, violence or hostility. In the world, a country or a society, peace begins to dwell where differences are celebrated than being contradicted to the point of no-return. Peace is based on politics, culture, education, family values, experience and history but the basis is the same to co-exist without dispute, bloodshed and undermining fellow beings.  Peace is the mother of all human progress. Exclusive of peace a nation cannot propel towards an eminent material accomplishment. One of the elements that deeply erode peace is terrorism that is multiplying to demean law and order in Afghanistan. Without curbing the destabilizing external and internal elements, peace may not be installed holistically.

One of the groups distorting peace in this piece of land is Daesh. The United Nation (UN) recently published report showed the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group is making inroads in Afghanistan and recruiting followers in 25 of the country’s 34 provinces. It is said that the number of groups and individuals who are openly declaring either loyalty to or sympathy with IS continues to grow in a number of provinces in Afghanistan. The source has said that IS fighter had been fighting Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the Taliban in different areas of Afghanistan. It said 10 percent of the Taliban fighters had sympathies with the Daesh fighters, adding that 70 percent of the group’s fighters came from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan. Amidst the negligence of ANSF who not deem them a threat their growth marks is blatant fault. It is highlighted that member of group are travelling to Iraq and Syria.

The tale of coldblooded atrocities earned them prominence not only in Iraq and Syria but also in Afghanistan and Nigeria and elsewhere. It is witnessed the ongoing tale of intra-Taliban conflict led to defection of some potential Taliban leader into Daesh. It undoubtedly marks the growth of strength of the said terror group. Henceforth, they have started recruiting illiterate people in their ranks and executing indescribable tale of viciousness. According to certain media outlets, Daesh militants have so far killed as many as 600 people over the past four months in Achin district in eastern Nangarhar province. The group – which originated in Iraq and Syria – has also taken nearly 150 people hostage recently, including clerics, tribal elders and government officials, he added.

It is unearthed earlier the militants ISIS terrorist group are recruiting child soldiers and force marriages on young women and girls in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The said province is stated to be worst affected the heinous crimes of the terror group. According to the local tribal elders the affiliates of the terror group have executed hundreds of people including civilians amidst ongoing violence in parts of Nangarhar province where brutal clash also continue between the ISIS and Taliban militants.

Aggravated with the soaring atrocities of the terrorist group, the district governor has called for a public uprising against the loyalists of the terrorist group. The First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostumto is already leading an operation against the loyalists of the terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province, as he led operations in Northern provinces. The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor has too followed the First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid in leading military operations against the militant groups in northern parts of Afghanistan. The operations were conducted in different parts of northern Balkh, Jawzjan and Sar-e-Pul provinces of Afghanistan, according to the provincial government media office.    

The ongoing fight between ISIS or Taliban and government that mostly hurts the unarmed civilians categorically reflects every boundary of decency and humanity will be crossed to rise to power. This is not the first tragedy of this sort we should be regretful of and resort to condemnation only –the whole state of affairs depicts the government warring militants counteract as if all the militants have surrendered to them and vowed to disband armed militancy.

This undoubtedly is an alarming sign for the state of Afghanistan, already sickened by recurrent attacks launched by local insurgents and militants. Moreover, Afghanistan undeniably serve as a fertile land providing with large number of individuals whose trust can easily be earned, subsequent of assurance of virtues, noble deed and dearness in the sight of Creator. Consequently, it is pretty trouble-free for ISIS, to establish a sound operational ground in this piece of land, hence adding government miseries. The government can not get away unless the roots of terror groups are cut off; simple renunciation of presence of footprints of ISIS, instead a tangible measure should be put into practice, to get out of this menace; else’s large number religiously betrayed individuals will respond at the call of Amirul Momineen, by joining the ranks of such militants.