Press Release
The Recent Clashes Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Serve the Regional Policies of America and India
(Translated)
On Saturday night, the armies of Afghanistan and Pakistan clashed in border fighting, with each bombing the other's positions along the Durand Line; as a result, the two Muslim sides suffered casualties. Two nights earlier, the Pakistani army bombed certain locations in the cities of Kabul and Paktika, causing casualties.
The Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Wilayah Afghanistan condemned this ongoing war between these two Muslim countries, considering it a service to American and Indian regional policies and harmful to Muslims. This conflict shows once again how artificial borders and un-Islamic policies have incited Muslims against each other, while the true enemies of the Ummah watch the situation from a position of complete safety.
It is very unfortunate that the Pakistani army - which considers itself the strongest army in the Islamic countries - deploys its strength and weapons not against the enemies of Islam, but against its Muslim brothers! This same army, which shamelessly abandoned Kashmir to India, and remained silent in the face of the policies of the Hindu nationalist Modi government, which are anti-Islam and its repressive measures, is now striking the cities and villages in Afghanistan and the tribal areas with great audacity, to the extent that if this courage and determination were shown against India and the State of the Jews, Kashmir would not have been subjected to humiliation, Gaza would not have endured two years of massacres, and a shameful peaceful settlement would not have been imposed today on the people of Gaza under the pressure and betrayal of the Muslim rulers, including the rulers of Pakistan.
We know that this pattern of hostility towards Muslims and silence in the face of disbelief is the work of a specific circle of mercenaries within the Pakistani army, and that this audacity stems from the temporary rapprochement between the Pakistani leadership and their master, Donald Trump. This rapprochement has given the Pakistani army the illusion and audacity to launch attacks in Afghanistan, and America has defined a role for it, which is to keep the Muslims in the tribal areas and along the Durand Line busy with the Afghan Mujahideen.
As has happened recently, and as a temporary punishment for India, America is once again pretending that Pakistan is an important partner; where the Pakistani political and military leadership is busy traveling, taking pictures, and courting American officials. However, when the winds change, Pakistan is once again pushed into a corner of oblivion. As Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Pakistani Minister of Defense, once admitted: "We have been doing this dirty work for America for about three decades... and the West, including Britain. That was a mistake and we suffered because of it."
This recognition shows that decades of Pakistan's policy have served American interests and imposed a heavy cost on the Muslims of the region. Recent events also indicate that Pakistan has not learned from history, and that it is repeating its flattery of America to regain its role in the region. The truth is that America only remembers Pakistan when it reaches a dead end in its policies towards Afghanistan, India, or China. At that point, Pakistan suddenly becomes a "strategic partner" and its temporary role is activated! But as soon as the mission is over and American policy in the region returns to its normal course, Pakistan is marginalized again; all those promises and diplomatic smiles - as was clear during Biden's era - are nothing but temporary masks.
Our message to the Afghan Mujahideen and to the sincere people in the Pakistani army is: Instead of slaughtering and fighting each other, look at the bigger picture. At present, the hopes of Muslims around the world - especially in South Asia - depend on the military capabilities of the Afghan Mujahideen and the sincere officers in the Pakistani army who put Islam and the promise of Paradise above worldly rank and position. These forces have the power to make a significant change: by removing the artificial colonial borders and establishing the Righteous Caliphate, they can unite the capabilities of the Ummah throughout the region and emerge as an independent political and military pole on the world stage. In fact, the Caliphate would neutralize the colonial schemes of America, India, and China in the region, and mobilize the army to liberate the occupied Islamic countries such as Kashmir, East Turkestan, and Palestine.
﴿And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute, lest you lose courage and your strength depart, and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.﴾
The Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir
in Wilayah Afghanistan