Taliban beheading Afghan translator accused of “infidelity”

It was May 12th. From home to I accept, Afghan capital, Sohail Pardis (32) embarked on a journey of approximately 400 kilometers in his car to celebrate the end of the Ramadan next to his sister. I was at peace. He was a devout Muslim who only wanted to live in peace and wanted the ultimate tranquility for his country, which was far from the case. However, at some point in his five-and-a-half-hour journey, he had to make a drastic decision that would end his life.

Pardis he saw a Taliban checkpoint in the middle of the road and feared that stopping it might be recognized by extremist militants. His head had a price. The reason was clear: he had been a translator from Afghan to English from United States Army for a year and a half. This led him to be considered “unfaithful” in the eyes of the Islamic fundamentalists who control a large part of the territory.

The man accelerated his vehicle and went through the checkpoint. A fire explosion caused him to hit a roadblock and stop the car’s mad rush. The Taliban – with their distinctive Russian guns Kalashnikov AK-47– They walked over, opened the door of the smoking device and pulled out their hair to Pardis. They dragged him a few meters and seriously injured but still alive they beheaded him, according to the chronicle reproduced by the information network CNN.

Abdulhaq Ayoubi, friend and colleague of Pardis, says life under the strengthening Taliban regime is unbearable. “We can’t breathe here. The Taliban have no mercy on us“. The White House He has already set to work: he launched the “Operation Shelter the Allies“, in which he will grant a special visa to those who have collaborated in one way or another with American forces for two decades. Ayoubi also said that the Taliban constantly threatened his friend, calling him a “spy” and “infidel”..

The power of the Taliban

The Taliban they say they don’t want to have full control of power in the country, but insist that there will be no peace in Afghanistan until a new government is negotiated in Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani is removed from office. In an interview with The Associated Press, the spokesperson for the Taliban, Suhail shaheen – who is also a member of the group’s negotiating team – explained the insurgents’ position on the course of events in a country on the brink of a precipice.

The Taliban have quickly conquered territory in recent weeks, seizing strategic border posts and threaten several provincial capitals, while the last soldiers of United States and the NATO they are leaving Afghanistan. This week, the highest ranking officer in the United States Army, General Marc Milley, said at a press conference at Pentagon that the Taliban have “a strategic boost“And did not exclude a complete seizure of power by the Taliban. But he said it’s not inevitable. “I don’t think the end of the game is written yet“, He said.

Memories of the last time the Taliban were in power, some 20 years ago, when They imposed a harsh version of Islam that denied girls’ education and banned women from working, have fueled the fear of his return among many. Afghans who can afford it ask for thousands of visas to leave Afghanistan, fearing a violent rise in chaos. US and NATO withdrawal over 95% complete and expected to end on August 31.

Shaheen says the Taliban will lay down their arms when they settle down I accept a negotiated government acceptable to all parties to the conflict and the government of Ghana has disappeared. “I want to make it clear that we do not believe in the monopoly of power, because all governments that have tried to monopolize power in Afghanistan in the past have failed.“, He said Shaheen, apparently including the five-year Taliban rule in this assessment. “So we don’t want to repeat this same formula”.

But he was also uncompromising on the continuity of the government of Ghana, calling him hawkish and accusing him of using his speech on Tuesday, the Islamic holy day of Eid al-Adha to promise an offensive against the Taliban. Shaheen rejected the right to Ghana rule, resurrecting accusations of widespread fraud that surrounded the election victory of Ghana in 2019. After this vote, the two Ghana like his rival To contact Abdallah they declared themselves presidents. Following a compromise agreement, Abdallah he is now number two in the government and heads the reconciliation council.

(With information from the AP and the media) .-

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