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Much has been written in the Western press about the injustices Afghans suffered under the rule of Taliban. This story took place just a few months before the Taliban regime was toppled by US forces and an entirely different impression emerges when viewed through this first hand account by a Mujahid. On the 4th July 2001 our plane departed from Karachi Airport for the Quetta Airport. Direct flights for Afghanistan are not available due to the sanctions of the United Nations on this war battered country. On our arrival at the Quetta Airport, two Taliban representatives were there to greet us. |
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On our way to Kandahar I was reviving my memory and thoughts about the last time when I visited Afghanistan 4 months ago. All the good memories were there in my mind and I hoped that this visit would InshaAllah add some more good memories. Last time I remembered when I came to Kandahar I got the opportunity to meet the great pious leader Mulla Umer. Also, it was a great experience to say Eid prayers in the presence of 600,000 people, with the Ameer of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan leading the prayers. The historical sites which I visited in Afghanistan also flashed in my mind. The people I met last time and the conversations which I had with them all started to run in front of my eyes like a film. I was thinking that very soon I will among the people who gave me a spiritual satisfaction. The simplicity and humility of the Taliban and the awe which they have instilled in the hearts of the western powers takes me back in the history. More then 1400 years ago the Muslims had gathered in the town of Madina with the intention of spreading Islam and to make the Islamic system prevent. Even though they were few and without worldly resources but still the infidel powers in those times were scared of their powerful ideology, they made an alliance against these believers. Those powers thought that by putting sanctions on the Prophet Muhammad (Salalaho Alayhe Wasalam) and his companions they would be successful in extinguishing this light. By tightening the noose of economic sanctions and attacking them at the same time, those people wrongfully thought that the Prophet and his companions would give up. They were not a ware of the fact that it is the Sunnah of Allah (S.W.T.) to test His men in this way and find out who are the obedient ones. They have to face hardships once they lift the banner and the flag of Islam. Economic sanctions, wars, evil plots are all planned against them and carried out. All the Prophets faced such challenges and so would the people who are their true followers. On our way to Chamman (the border of Pakistan) the road was smooth our 16 seater car ran without jerks. Vast barren lands, rocky mountains small villages came in our way. One of the interesting things that I saw on my way to Chamman was the enormous posts built approximately a century ago by the British Empire. All these posts were built on the strategic locations on the mountain ranges. The British Empire had built these posts because they had a plan to include the land of Afghanistan in their vast empire. It was said about the British Empire that the sun never set on the empire because the sun sets in the west and the empire was in the east. But it is recorded in the books of history how badly the British forces were defeated in Afghanistan by the brave Afghan Muslims who never accepted foreign domination in their land. Only one solider of the British forces had returned alive. |
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The distance between Spin Boldak and Kandahar town was not more than 100km, but it took us 3 hours to reach the Governor House of Kandahar. On the way to Kandahar, almost 75% of the road was totally destroyed. Due to the warring condition and unjust sanctions by the United Nations the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is not able to reconstruct the road on this important route. If somehow this road is made then it will certainly foster trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The UNO and the other infidel powers don't want to see these two countries to prosper. That's why a monitoring team of UNO is reported to be arriving soon in Pakistan to monitor the sanctions on Afghanistan. The brave and God trusting leaders of the Islamic Emirate have declared that these monitoring teams will be seen as enemies and treated like enemies. The Pakistan's religious parties and the tribal leaders have strongly opposed the plans of UNO too. UNO is just a tool which the western and other bullying infidel countries use to intervene in the Muslim countries. We must think about what problems this so called global organization has solved for the Muslims? How have the Islamic countries benefited from becoming members of this organization?
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As we got closer to the Chamman border the hustle and bustle of the traffic and people increased. On our both sides small shops of various commodities were seen. Especially I noticed that the shops selling spare parts of the cars were in a rather large numbers. As we entered the Afghanistan territory, there I saw a board on which it was stated that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes you. This border town is in the Province of Kandahar and it is called "Spain Boldak". The two representative of the Islamic emirate who greeted us on the airport now dropped us at the office of the Commissioner of Spain Boldak. There we were served with green tea and some sweets by the commissioner and his staff. After resting here for about half an hour we moved forward to our destination in Kandahar. We hired a 'Tunis Taxi', which was spacious enough for our 6 member group. Pushto songs without music were being played on the cassette player. It was nearly the time for Asr prayers, which is just about 2 hours before the sunset, when our van departed from the Commissioner's Office in Spain Boldak. The temperature was getting a pleasant now as the heat of the sunlight was now losing its warmth. Otherwise before that it was very warm.