PESHAWAR - The United Nation, international community and neighbouring
countries should block the way of Taliban if they are really interested in
the restoration of peace in the war-torn Afghanistan.
"All the countries should stop their assistance to both the ruling Taliban
and Northern Alliance, and disarm them to pave way for permanent and durable
peace in Afghanistan", said a spokeswomen of the Revolutionary Association
of the Women of Afghanistan in a detail interview with The Frontier Post
here on Friday.
"In the presence of Taliban and Jehadian, peace can not be restored.
Both the Taliban and other Jehadi groups want to gain power.
They are not interested in the restoration of peace and prosperity of their
own countrymen.
Our organisation has been condemning Taliban and all the Jehadian which was
ignored in the past, but the time has proved our stand as correct", she
claimed.
The RAWA spokeswoman argued that Taliban and Jehadian would never support
peace.
They had sworn on Holy Quran even in Khana Kabba and in other meetings and
conferences but they were still fighting, she added.
They were not concentrating on Islam and enhanced differences.
Different nationalities were residing in Afghanistan since long but now they
had fielded one against other.
Such differences among various nationalities in Afghanistan had never been
witnessed as today.
"Peace in Afghanistan can only be restored if the UN and OIC play its
positive and sincere role.
The UN should disarm the warring groups, stop every kind of foreign
interference, and form a caretaker government and announce elections", the
RAWA representative added.
Taliban and Jehadian had pushed the country towards destruction, darkness
and ignorance.
If the ongoing deteriorating situation was not checked, the country might be
disappeared from the world map.
During her recent visit to America and other countries, she said, majorities
of people were not aware of Afghanistan.
This was not the status of Afghanistan in the past. It was a prestigious and dignified member country of the UN.
"But now it is economically, socially, culturally deteriorated country.
There is no government, no education, no democracy and politics. The people have no freedom of expression.
The women have no right.
Once the prestigious and prosperous capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, has now
changed into the city of beggars.
You will see men, women and children, begging every where in the city.
This is a tragedy. They are not professional beggars. Believe it or not but there are some of the women beggars who have even
Ph.D. degrees", she continued.
She said, "RAWA claims that Taliban do not know how to form and run the
government and how to put the country at the path of progress.
They are few ignorant individuals, who act on the direction of others.
We are asking Pakistan and other countries not to help Hekmitar, Rabbani and
other Jehadies groups because they are not only a threat to Afghanistan
alone but also for Pakistan.
The world had witnessed the role of the former Jehadi leaders.
We are saying the same for Taliban.
Others are controlling Taliban.
The neighbouring countries, instead of supporting warring groups, should
support the Afghan nation.
There is no difference among Taliban and Ahmad Shah Masood.
If Taliban are opposed to women, Ahmad Shah had done nothing for the
helpless women in his country".
Supporting the convening of traditional Afghan Loya Jirga and other efforts
being made for the restoration of peace, she suggested that all types of
fundamentalists should not be given representation in future Loya Jirgas and
meetings.
Women should also be given representation but it seemed impossible in the
present situation and in the presence of Taliban and Jehadian, she said.
The ruling Taliban had compelled the people to appreciate even the
communists, as Afghans have started praising Dr Najeebullah.
Although, she said, RAWA had never claimed to be a major organisation but it
was their firm belief that the problem would never be solved in the presence
of fundamentalists.
The Loya Jirgas in the presence of Taliban would not benefit.
They had the power.
They would influence the Jirga members and convene a Jirga for their own
interests.
"Taliban and Jehadian had deprived half of population of their rights and
education." They know the women would demand their rights if they were given
education.
Taliban had termed the gates of the Universities for the women as the gate
of hell.
"How we expect from Taliban to allow the women education.
Taliban are deceiving the world for telling they have re-opened the school
for girls.
If they are true in their contention, what is their educational system.
What type of education is being imparted to the students in those schools
under Taliban.
The people are extremely disappointed.
They are worried about their two-time meal.
It will take years to improve the economy of the war shattered country.
Education is the only mean to get progress but the sitting rulers are
opposed to it," she said.
The 20 years old war had destroyed the Afghan generation.
The young generation only knew how to kill and destroy things?.
They could play an important role for the welfare and prosperity of the
country if given proper education.
"It is a dream of the Afghan nation to have better educational institutions
and prosperous life.
The parents want to give education to their children but they can only think
to do so," she said, asking the Pakistani government not to close the Afghan
University particularly of the women education.