The Taliban thought that it has taken over Afghanistan. They thought that Afghans are finally accepting their tyranny. Pakistan thought it has finally won by using the US to defeat the US. China thought it can finally come in now and exploit the three trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth of Afghanistan. They all thought that they will rule now. Pakistan, China and the Taliban together in an unholy nexus will now control Afghanistan. But they were wrong, ridiculously wrong and they were too early to celebrate because Amrullah Saleh, a true son of Afghanistan, is already destroying the Taliban’s dreams by retaking district after district and looking straight at Kabul, to dismantle the terror organization. And the best part is he has the tacit backing of Russia.
The gains made by Amrullah Saleh’s resistance forces against the Taliban. Afghan president, Amrullah Saleh resistance forces have started their onslaught against the Taliban and the violent Islamist organization is already beginning to suffer a series of setbacks. It must be remembered, that for the Taliban, winning Kabul was fairly easy since no fight was put up by the Afghan Security Forces. Now Amrullah Saleh is the leader of the resistance against the Taliban and he is making fast-paced progress against the medieval savages. Taliban savages can win Kabul but what they cannot do is administrate and govern Afghanistan. All that they know is fighting. Ruling a country of 31.5 million people is simply not possible for them.
Amrullah Saleh seems to be banking on the same. He is waiting for the reality to dawn upon the Taliban that it cannot run a country on its own. Therefore Saleh is taking up strategic provinces neighbouring Kabul. If one observes with a keen eye, the pattern seems to suggest that Saleh’s forces are encircling Kabul.
The latest news is that the anti-Taliban resistance forces have captured three districts of Banu, Pulehisar and Desalah. According to the eastern herald, Parwan province, just north of Kabul is also now under the control of president Amrullah Saleh’s brigade. Saleh has 10 000 soldiers under his command and they all were part of aggression against the Taliban during
the war. Amrullah Saleh’s resistance force has got the support of General Abdul Rasheed Dostum, who has moved into Afghanistan along with fighters from Uzbekistan.
Before establishing control over the Parwan Province Amrullah Saleh’s forces along with those of General Dostum had regained control of the Chariqar area in Parwan Province. Control over Chariqar enables Saleh to land militia of Uzbek leader Abdul Rasheed Dostum’s reinforcements. A strategically important road passes through Chariqar via the Salang tunnel which connects Kabul with Mazaar-e-Sharif, the largest city in
Northern Afghanistan, and once held by Dostum. Further, it would also put Saleh’s forces within striking distance of the massive Bagram Air Base complex. As reported, Saleh is currently in the Panjshir valley, alongside Ahmed Masood, the son of the late legendary anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Masood. Together the duo is launching an offensive against the Taliban. Meanwhile, patriotic and moderate afghans who despised the Taliban from the core of their hearts put on a show of strength on August 19th, on the occasion of Afghanistan’s Independence Day. Patriotic Afghans took to the streets to protest against the barbarians of the Taliban. Protests broke out all over the country with the epicentre being Kabul. As Afghans rocked the streets, president Amrulla Saleh lauded them while also took a dig at Pakistan saying “Afghanistan is too big for Pakistan to swallow and too big for Talibs to govern”.
Amrullah Saleh is a decisive man. He has worked as a Spy and a High-Ranking Intelligence Officer in the early 2000s. Thereafter he served as Interior Minister of the war-torn country, which is among the most important portfolios which one could have in Civilian Afghanistan. Then Saleh went on to become the Vice President of the country due to his tremendous connection with Afghan Minorities including Tajiks, Uzbeks and even the Hindus and Sikhs. Before changing his Twitter bio to “Acting
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan”, Saleh had proudly written “Spies Never Quit” and it is all one needs to know about the character of this man.
Earlier Saleh had vowed to never kneel in front of the Taliban. He tweeted “I will never ever and under no circumstances bow to the Talib terrorists. I will never betray the soul and legacy of my hero Ahmad Shah Masood, the Commander, the Legend and the Guide. I won’t disappoint millions who listened to me. I will never be under one ceiling with the Taliban. Never.”
Amrullah Saleh has a purity of mission and he is driven by sheer love for Afghanistan. He loves his country and is willing to go to any extent to liberate it from the clutches of the Taliban. These are the kind of men who script history and change the trajectory of an entire nation. Slowly Amrullah Saleh will emerge as a formidable force in Afghanistan. I’ve already explained how Saleh seems to have Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backing which is why there is a free pass being given to anti-Taliban forces to park their men and machines in Central Asian countries like Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Amrullah Saleh is a man who can foil China and Pakistan’s nefarious plans in Afghanistan. The China-Pakistan-Taliban Access wishes to push the Indian subcontinent into an unending spate of violence and chaos, which is why India too stands against the Taliban. Therefore, it makes complete sense for both India and Russia to support the same man in Afghanistan. Given how Russia and India can, at any time, restart support for the infamous Northern Alliance once again, the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan this time around might be shorter than anticipated by many. Each and every bone of Amrullah Saleh hates Pakistan. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has propelled and facilitated the victory of the Taliban for now. However, Saleh’s offensive beginning so early against the Taliban would have indeed shocked Islamabad and its evil Military and Intelligence Establishment. Saleh’s offensive could even force the Afghan Taliban to form an open alliance with its Pakistani counterparts so that both entities can take on the resistance front together. This, meanwhile, would involve Pakistan being backstabbed and left to disintegrate into bits and pieces.
The geopolitical ramifications of Amrullah Saleh’s rising stature cannot be emphasized enough and will become more prominent in the times to come. The Taliban has a severe challenge at hand now. The August 19th nationwide demonstrations against it have shown that the Afghan public, unlike in the 90s, are now willing to come out and fight its tyrannical regime. Additionally, Amrullah Saleh and his highly motivated forces who are currently training in the impenetrable PanjShir valley, while also capturing neighbouring areas, are bound to become a huge headache for the Taliban soon enough.
