The sudden rise of the Taliban has left the world shaken. But their triumph isn’t actually that surprising. There were several signs that many of us ignore. In this article, we will list out 10 Mysterious reasons behind the sudden rise of Taliban
1. Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi praises Taliban
Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, the Iranian Sunni Cleric is a supporter of the Islamic revolutionary government of Iran. He lauded the Taliban’s victory over the Puppet Government of America. In an interview with an online news portal, he said “The Taliban today and the Taliban from 20 years ago are not the same”
2. Iran’s Advice to its media
Recently, the Iranian government has advised its own media to avoid using the words “violence” “atrocities” “crime” etc. when writing about the Taliban
3. A hopeful future for Afghan citizens to return to their peaceful lifestyle
While several countries including India were showing their concern for the well-being of the Afghan citizens, the President of Iran made a different remark. He said that, due to the retreat of the American army from Afghanistan, it might now be possible for Afghanistan to return to its safe lifestyle.
Now you might ask if the Taliban are so safe then why did the Afghan citizens rush to the airport in order to escape from the country? The answer is very simple. When President Ghani fled with USD 169 million in cash in a helicopter, a large number of people assisted him. Naturally, these people feared facing judgment. So, they had to flee or risk facing judgment. Then again, in all this commotion, who would miss the chance to visit America?
4. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s warning
The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, warned the people about the dangers of establishing relations with the Taliban. After this comment, he was ordered to keep quiet on this matter. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad responded to this in a video conference saying “If I see a danger approaching my country, then why should I keep quiet.”
5. Taliban really changing their ways!
Currently, the Taliban wants to maintain a good relationship with Iran. They also sought Iran’s assistance in maintaining diplomatic relations with countries like Pakistan and it seems that they are following Iran’s directions. They have declared a general pardon and when asked about the conflict in Kashmir they answered, it is a personal feud between India and Pakistan and they had no headache in the matter. Actions like these prove that the Taliban are really changing their policies. Even Rashid Khan Arman, the Afghan cricketer who was seeking help from the entire world to free Afghanistan from the Taliban is now praising them and playing cricket with them.
6. Appointing a Shia Hazara leader as Mayor
We know that the Taliban is accused of indiscriminately killing people from the minority Shia Hazara community. And not just Afghanistan, they are also accused of indiscriminately killing the Shia Hazara community of Balochistan in Pakistan. But they have proved that they have drastically changed their ways by appointing a Shia Hazara religious leader the governor of North Afghanistan. This was the biggest example that proved the Taliban has changed.
Allegations were made against the Taliban for bombing a girls’ school. The Taliban however strongly rejected this allegation and condemned this action. In addition, they also allowed the Shia Muslims of Mazar-e-Sharif to perform their Ashura festival without any restrictions.
7. Keeping the Iranian embassy open during the rise of the Taliban
Shocked at the sudden and quick rise of the Taliban, all the foreign embassies closed their offices and fled with their own citizens. However, The Iranian embassy was different. They kept their embassy in Kabul open and continued their daily operations. So it is clear that the foreign embassies that closed their offices were against the Taliban and they fled because they feared that the Taliban might seek revenge. But seeing the actions of the Iranian embassy, it seems like they were anticipating this.
8. The conferences between the Taliban and Iran over the years
If we are discussing the reasons behind the sudden rise of Taliban, we must mention this. Over the past decade, Iran has strengthened ties with the Taliban’s Haqqani Network. The Haqqani Network is fiercely anti-Western and Iran is always enthusiastic about evicting the US from the Middle East. So, they had the same goal. Even Though when an Iranian diplomat was murdered in Mazar-e-Sharif, Iran coincided with America’s mission to eradicate the Taliban. Even after this, the US referred to Iran as “The Axis of Evil”. Because of this Iran changed their policy very quickly.
In 2016, the spokesman of the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid said that they have established a new relationship with Iran. In 2018, Iran organized the first bilateral discussion with the Taliban. Again, in 2021, under the leadership of Molla Bardar, the Taliban had another conference with Iran. In the same year, 7th of July they had another conference in Tehran. However, besides this formal relationship with the Taliban, the US has alleged that Iran is maintaining relations with the Taliban through the IRGC Quds Force. Because of this, America murdered the Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor in a drone attack in 2016 after he returned from Iran to Pakistan. In 2020, the New York Times reported that Israeli spies killed Taliban leader Mohammad Al Masri in Tehran, who was accused of attacking the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
On January 5, 2020, the Taliban released a statement describing the assassination of Iranian commander Shahid Kashem Solomoni as a heinous act by US forces and threatening retaliation. It was mainly after this that Iran’s relations with the Taliban began to become clear.
9. Iran supplying oil to Afghanistan
At the request of the Taliban, Iran supplied oil to Afghanistan. This is one of the biggest reasons behind the sudden rise of Taliban.
10. Taliban sending military equipment to Iran
The Taliban are sending the military vehicles left by the US to Iran which makes their alliance crystal clear. Due to this strong alliance, the Taliban was able to take control so fast.
Conclusion
It is a well-known fact that the westerners are exploiting the Muslim countries by making them fight amongst themselves. But the westerners never imagined that a group like the Taliban who had long held the ideology of terrorist group Al-Qaeda would ever change its course in such a drastic way. Nobody imagined that a country like Iran would ever trust a terrorist faction like the Taliban. But Iran proved everyone wrong and allied with the Taliban which might still be hard to believe for the westerners. Centuries ago, they had devised a plot to keep the Muslims divided but how did the Muslims manage to break free from that plot is still a matter of awe to them. This was the final blow from the great General Qasem Soleimani to the West.
In his final days, General Sulaimani used a weapon named “Love”. Even Though he was martyred, the West suffered the biggest blow in 100 years because of him. He has foiled their centuries-old plan and ignited hope for the entire Muslim world by reuniting the Shia-Sunni. He has completed his worldly task very beautifully and is now resting peacefully with the honor of a martyr. This concludes our list and we hope that you now know the reasons behind the sudden rise of Taliban