The interim Afghan government is facing international criticism for violating the Doha accord by engaging in gender discrimination and supporting international terrorist organizations. Unfortunately, the Afghan Taliban are perpetrating social injustice under the guise of Islamic ideology, thereby defaming Muslims worldwide.

Islam places a lot of emphasis on fulfilling promises, and it prohibits violations of agreements made even with enemies (Quran, chapter 5, verse 1): “O you who believe, fulfill the contracts.” On the contrary, the Afghan Taliban have resorted to deceit and lies about their obligations under the Doha agreement. Indeed, throughout its existence, the nature of the Taliban movement has been deceptive.

The Afghan Taliban are perpetrating social injustice under the guise of Islamic ideology, thereby defaming Muslims worldwide.

Like the late Mullah Omar, the current supreme commander, Mullah Haibatullah Akhunzada, never mixed with ordinary people in Afghanistan, even in the district of Kandahar. He recently issued an audio statement and a letter addressed to the people of Afghanistan about introduction of further harsh measures in the name of jihad and Shariah to purge opposition forces.

The ideological credentials of the Taliban movement are questionable, given that CIA-trained fighters who abandoned Islamic religious education to join the war against the former Soviet Union adopted the title “Taliban”, meaning students.

The American CIA groomed them for violence under a special scheme of training and education. Seminaries under the Taliban’s control gave these fighters religious titles such as Mullah and Mufti, even though they never completed Islamic religious education.

Ironically, these unqualified Ulema became teachers in seminaries, while intellectual corruption was rampant among the Afghan Taliban. Therefore, the Afghan Taliban operate like warlords, and their use of violence is not to the principles of Islamic Shariah. Pakistan, the KSA, and the UAE recognized the 1996 Taliban regime. Still, they responded by giving shelter to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and al Qaeda terrorists to create problems for these countries.

Islam places a lot of emphasis on fulfilling promises, and it prohibits violations of agreements made even with enemies (Quran, chapter 5, verse 1): ‘O you who believe, fulfill the contracts’.

Moreover, they ignored Pakistan’s warnings regarding international terrorists, and al Qaeda planned 9/11 attacks on the soil of Afghanistan. As a result, the region endured a two-decade-long struggle against terrorism. Unfortunately, the current Taliban government is repeating those mistakes by providing safe havens to perpetrators of violence in Pakistan.

The Afghan Taliban have a history of deceitful conduct, breaking promises, and violating agreements. Saudi prince Turki Al-Faisal had documented his experience dealing with Mullah Omar as chief of the intelligence service, and his book “The Afghanistan File” revealed some shocking aspects of the Afghan Taliban. Prince Turki met with Mullah Omar in June 1998, and he committed to hand over Osama bin Laden in the presence of members of the Afghan Taliban, Saudi officials, and Pakistani officials.

Subsequently, the Afghan Taliban backtracked on this commitment, and Prince Turki had another meeting in September 1998. Mullah Omar shocked him by refusing to admit that a commitment had been made. The announcement of Mullah Omer’s death in 2015 and the revelation that the Taliban leaders were hiding his death for two years provided further evidence of their deceptive conduct.

Moreover, the controversies over the selection of Mullah Omer’s successor divided the Taliban, and commanders such as Mullah Muhammad Rasool and Mullah Mansoor Dadullah parted ways with them, resulting in heavy fighting with the leadership.

Ironically, these unqualified Ulema became teachers in seminaries, while intellectual corruption was rampant among the Afghan Taliban.

Despite Mullah Haibatullah Akhunzada’s announcement of a jihad to enforce Shariah in Afghanistan, racism led to the formation of an interim Afghan government. It violates Shariah laws, which uphold social justice and emphasize inclusive participation in government affairs. The Afghan Taliban have banned girls’ education, and they do not allow women to work.

It is a violation of the Doha Accord, and Islam is also against gender discrimination. Mullah Haibatullah issued an edict against forced marriages in December 2021, but Taliban commanders continue this practice. The oppression against women is crossing all limits. As a result, parents are marrying young girls to save them from the Taliban, and incidents of suicide among women are on the rise. The situation exposed Mullah Haibatullah and the interim Afghan government to ideological paradoxes.

Support for terrorist outfits is another major ideological paradox for the Afghan Taliban. Mullah Haibatullah proclaimed to outlaw jihad and prohibit the use of Afghan soil against Pakistan, according to the Afghan Taliban’s claims. They denied the existence of TTP leaders in Afghanistan, and they repeatedly announced the arrest of anti-Pakistan militants.

However, multiple UN reports revealed that they are financially supporting TTP militants, and members of the Afghan Taliban are participating in terrorist activities in Pakistan. Such a deceitful approach is against the spirit of friendship and brotherly relations with a neighboring Muslim country. Furthermore, they are facilitating al Qaeda in violation of the Doha agreement.

The Afghan Taliban have a history of deceitful conduct, breaking promises, and violating agreements.

These blatant violations of Shariah laws, disrespect for women, indiscriminate use of violence, and lack of governance depict the Afghan Taliban as ideologically hollow. They could not demonstrate the capacity to form and implement policies for the welfare of Afghans. Therefore, they are using violence as an Achilles heel, and the international community is losing patience over violations of the Doha agreement.