Pakistan Must Kill The Monster It Created

Mohammad S. Tahir

April 30, 2009

The Pakistanis created the Taleban monster in order to prevent a nationalist government in Afghanistan from taking power. For decades now, Pakistan has wanted to control Kabul using these savages grossly mislabeled as Muslims. The actions of the Taleban, and the brutality in which they execute their punishments on many innocent civilians goes against the very nature of Islam.

Up until late 2001, this Pakistani created monster was successful in nearly destroying Afghanistan and killing numerous women and children. Working with Arab terrorists, they even managed to kill the major resistance leader fighting against them, and they basically had much of Afghanistan conquered on behalf of their Pakistani masters. Then the attacks of September 11th occurred in the United States and Osama bin Laden, a major ally of the Taleban was held responsible by the Americans.  The Americans demanded Osama bin Laden be handed over, however, the Taleban refused. So, in response,  the Americans invaded Afghanistan and eventually, the Taleban were removed from power and an Afghan government was put in place. The Pakistanis were now being forced to help destroy the very monster they created. Under intense international pressure, they publicly agreed to support the new Afghan government and work with them to destroy the Taleban.

As time went by, it was very clear that the Pakistanis had no intentions to destroy their monster, instead they secretly protected it, hoping that one day the United States would walk away from Afghanistan, and once again they can be used to conquer Kabul. Publicly, the Pakistanis would declare their allegiance to the Americans and announce that they were against the Taleban, and secretly they provided the Taleban with money and looked the other way when Taleban militants would cross the border into Pakistan after an attack on US or Afghan government forces. Soon, the Americans started to forget about Afghanistan, and instead focused on conquering Iraq. The Pakistanis took advantage of this and the Taleban started to become stronger and stronger. Now, they have become a very powerful force again in Afghanistan, as many of the areas in the east and the south are under their control.

The Taleban monster has grown so strong that it not only threatens peace in Afghanistan but in Pakistan as well! The very monster the Pakistanis created to subdue and destroy Afghanistan is now starting to take over parts of Pakistan. The Pakistani government has already failed to defeat them militarily in certain areas and have even resorted to making deals with them in order to save face. They are no longer subject to the laws of Pakistan, and are free to rule over certain parts of Pakistan. Technically, one can even make the argument that these areas are no longer parts of Pakistan. They have made their own masters nervous, as they grow out of control day by day, and the illegal drug business is giving them plenty of money to fund themselves. The exact numbers are hard to come by, but the Taleban profit millions from the drug trade.

At first when someone thought of the Taleban, automatically Afghanistan would come into their mind, now it's Afghanistan and Pakistan. The future of both countries are now under serious threat. Unfortunately, while the strengthening of the Taleban in Pakistan makes its leaders nervous, it's not clear if it makes them nervous enough to finally realize the monster they created might end up destroying them as well. The Pakistani leadership must realize that if they do not work with the Afghans to stop this monster, they will one day capture Islamabad as they captured Kabul in September 1996. Islamabad will become like Kabul under the Taleban where women were forced to wear burqas, denied basic rights, men forced to wear beards, and civilians tortured and killed.

A new administration has taken over in Washington and the focus has shifted from Iraq back to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now is the time for Pakistan to help stop its Taleban monster from destroying Afghanistan and Pakistan. It's time to act now for the sake of both countries.

Mohammad S. Tahir can be reached at mohammad.tahir17@gmail.com

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