Amid the ongoing chaos in Afghanistan, the Press Secretary to Afghan Embassy in India Abdulhaq Azad on Sunday claimed that the official Twitter account of the Afghan Embassy in India is hacked. The statement came after several Tweets heavily critical of Ashraf Ghani, who stepped down from the post of the President and fled the country as the Taliban gained control, were posted from the embassy handle.
Abdulhaq Azad took to his personal Twitter account to share a screenshot of the official handle made available to him through a friend. “I have lost access to the Twitter handle of Afghan Embassy India, a friend sent a screenshot of this tweet, (this tweet is hidden from me.) I have tried to log in but can’t access it. Seems it is hacked,” Azad tweeted.
The screenshot of the post shared by the Press Secretary to the Afghan Embassy in India criticised Ashraf Ghani for fleeing the country at a time when the citizens are facing a major crisis. The post even made some extremely derogatory remarks against him.
The derogatory tweets critical of Ashraf Ghani by the Afghan embassy in India were deleted later. However, screenshots are being widely shared on social media.
Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan National Reconciliation Council, accused Ghani of “leaving the people to this situation”. “The former president of Afghanistan left Afghanistan, leaving the country in this difficult situation,” Abdullah said. “God should hold him accountable.”
Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai forms coordination committee after Ashraf Ghani flees
Meanwhile, former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has announced that a committee has been formed for a smooth transition of power to the Taliban as the current administration fled the country.
Karzai tweeted to inform that after president Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials of the Afghan government fled the country, there is the possibility of chaos and suffering among the citizens. Therefore, in order to prevent such chaos and to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, the Coordinating Council has been formed.
The Taliban, defying the US predictions that it would take at least 90 days to conquer Kabul, arrived in the city on August 15 itself, after capturing most of the provincial capitals in relatively bloodless operations. Afghan forces either fled or joined them after surrendering without a fight.
President Ghani, Vice President Amrullah Saleh, and other key ministers and officials fled the nation after the Islamic terrorists besieged Kabul. Following their departure, the Taliban ordered its people to enter the city and ‘prevent looting,’ as the city’s police and security forces have also fled.
On Monday (August 16) night, thousands of Afghan citizens were seen gathering at the Hamid Karzai international airport as Taliban terrorists took over the capital of Afghanistan.
Daily Mail reported that Afghans fled from their homes to the airport with large suitcases to avoid persecution at the hands of the Taliban. A situation of chaos broke out at the airport with over-crowding of citizens and non-existent security. Passengers were also seen waiting at the tarmac of the airport in long queues in the hopes of leaving the country at the earliest.
On the morning of 16 August, the situation at Kabul International Airport looked worse. Hundreds of people were seen hurrying along on a rather empty tarmac, falling over themselves to board a plane. Visuals were shared by BBC journalist Nicola Kareem.
This is, perhaps, one of the saddest images I've seen from #Afghanistan. A people who are desperate and abandoned. No aid agencies, no UN, no government. Nothing. pic.twitter.com/LCeDEOR3lR
However, far from evacuating the displaced people, the US embassy channelised its energy on the evacuation of its embassy staff to the Kabul international airport. A total of 6000 troops were sent to facilitate the evacuation process. “We can confirm that the safe evacuation of all Embassy personnel is now complete. All Embassy personnel are located on the premises of Hamid Karzai International Airport, whose perimeter is secured by the US Military,” US State Department Ned Price
The US says all its embassy staff have been evacuated to Kabul international airport
The country has sent around 6,000 troops to assist with the evacuation process
A video shared by journalist Jack Posobiec showed how a US chopper left for the Kabul airport from the US embassy. The scenes at Kabul were reminiscent of how the United States embassy staff fled Saigon on choppers in 1975.
DPA News agency reported that besides the United States, the German citizens in Kabul are also being evacuated. In the wee hours of Monday, German citizens left the war-torn country and safely landed in Doha on a US aircraft.
#BREAKING The evacuation of German citizens from Kabul has begun, with staff from Berlin’s Kabul embassy arriving in Doha in the early hours of Monday on a US aircraft, dpa has learned pic.twitter.com/NTliFDPDTh
French govt vows to help local Afghans who helped the armed forces
In a statement, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian said, “In light of the extremely rapid deterioration in the security situation in Afghanistan, the French authorities have decided to relocate our Embassy to Kabul Airport; it remains in operation and is actively proceeding with the evacuation of any of our compatriots still left in the country. The Embassy and the Crisis and Support Center of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs are in touch with all French nationals of whom they are aware in Afghanistan.”
It further added, “The methodical evacuation of our citizens has been underway for weeks, and a special flight was specifically chartered on July 16 following numerous calls by the Ministry urging our nationals to leave the country. France does not forget those who have worked for her. Since May, thanks to early planning and forecasting over recent months, Afghan employees of French entities in Afghanistan who could be in danger have been welcomed by our country, together with their families. More than 600 people have been taken in hand by the Ministry of the Interior, in conjunction with local governments and associations who partner with us.”
This is the French ambassador leaving Kabul’s Green Zone. Macron is convening a defense council meeting.
Is France about to ‘act’ while the US president is getting his butt wiped at Camp David? If you still defend the Biden administration, I have to assume you’re a dolt or evil pic.twitter.com/238jxevU56
The statement said that France will welcome the local civilians and their families who helped the French armed forces, including 1350 Afghans since 2013. “Despite the rapid pace of events, France intends to do its utmost to continue protecting members of Afghan civil society, rights workers, artists and journalists who are in particular danger due to their activities. Everything is currently being done to maintain — to the greatest possible extent — our capacity to issue visas at Kabul Airport, with the help of reinforcements, and enable them to evacuate. France is proving its solidarity with all those who defend freedom,” the statement concluded.
Taliban takes over Kabul in Afghanistan
After a month-long offensive against the Afghan army, terrorists associated with the Islamist outfit Taliban finally reached the gates of Kabul on Sunday (August 15). In a statement, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated, “Declaration of the Islamic Emirate not to fight in Kabul Praise be to God that with the help of God Almighty and the broad support of our people, all parts of the country have come under the control of the Islamic Emirate. However, since the capital Kabul is a large and densely populated city, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate do not intend to enter the city by force or war, but rather to enter Kabul peacefully.”
He further added, “Negotiations are underway to ensure that the transition process is completed safely and securely, without compromising the lives, property, and honour of anyone, and without compromising the lives of Kabulis. The Islamic Emirate instructs all its forces to stand at the gates of Kabul, not to try to enter the city. Also, until the completion of the transition process, the security of Kabul city is referred to the other side, which must be maintained.” President Ashraf Ghani had relinquished his position and has reportedly fled the country.
It is being speculated that Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will become the new President of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, while US-based Ali Ahmad Jalali will head an interim government for the time being before the Taliban forms a full-fledged government.
The Taliban has now taken control of Afghanistan. And they are doing exactly what you would expect. They are carrying out mass executions, forcing women and girls into sexual slavery, and worse. The liberal Americans climbed into their helicopters and conveniently flew away.
The rest of the world wrings its hands. We can only feel sorry for the women of Afghanistan, the LGBTQ community there and in general, anyone who loves freedom. In case we have forgotten, there is also a tiny population of Hindus and Sikhs still surviving in Afghanistan. Nobody knows for how long. We are not allowed to talk about that, because that would be against our secularism. In fact, our liberal are using the Taliban as an opportunity to lecture India’s Hindu majority about the perils of religious fundamentalism.
Anyway, the underlying assumption is clear. The Taliban and their attitude towards women, gays, human rights and civil liberties are all outliers. The Taliban is fringe.
Okay then, let us find out how fringe the Taliban really is. Which planet have they traveled from? Mars? Did they just arrive here from the distant past in a super sophisticated time machine built during the stone age?
I don’t want to be accused of XYZphobia here, so let me quote here the first sentence from the current Wikipedia article on the Taliban.
“The Taliban (/ˈtælɪbæn, ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/; Pashto: طالبان, romanized: ṭālibān, lit. ‘students’ or ‘seekers’), which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), is a Deobandi Islamist movement and military organization in Afghanistan, currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within the country.”
A Deobandi Islamist movement, Wikipedia says. In fact, the Wikipedia article on Taliban is incorporated within their series on Deobandism. But the Deoband is a town in Uttar Pradesh, not Pakistan. In fact, this has been known for a very long time. Let me refer here to this New York Times headline from 2002.
Taliban and ‘Indian connection’
They are talking about the Deoband school. So, why aren’t we talking more about this school, its teachings and how it may have inspired the Taliban? Why is there no curiosity in the media around this?
Let me now quote the beginning of the Wikipedia article on Deobandism.
“Deobandi (Hindi: देवबन्दी; Pashto and Persian: دیوبندی; Urdu: دیوبندی; Arabic: الديوبندية; Bengali: দেওবন্দি ; Odia: ଦେଓବନ୍ଦି) is an Islamic revivalist movement within Sunni (primarily Hanafi) Islam that formed around the Darul UloomIslamic seminary in the town of Deoband, India, where the name derives from, during the late 19th century. The seminary was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, and several other figures in 1866, eight years after the Indian Rebellion of 1857–58; the Deobandi movement’s political wing, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, was founded in 1919 and played a major role in the Indian independence movement through its propagation of the doctrine of composite nationalism.”
Some more familiar names there, such as the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind. Also, that the Deobandi movement believes in “composite nationalism.” Glad they made that clear.
I will be honest with you. I don’t particularly enjoy the term “composite nationalism.” I prefer to say “idea of India.”
Again, why isn’t the media talking about this? Yesterday was Independence Day. The least we could have done is thanked the Deoband and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, considering that they played a major role in the Indian independence movement. Now we know.
So how does an organization as wholesome as the Deoband get linked to the Taliban? As Wikipedia informs us:
” … during the initial phase of its establishment the operating expenses are said to have been partially borne by Hindus because Deobandi philosophers of those times talked about the unity of Hindus, Christians and Muslims, multiculturalism and opposition to the partition of India….”
Oh wow! I can’t believe there is no Manmohan Desai movie about this. Anyway, I decided to read up more on this AAA (Amar-Akbar-Antony) style organization. Given its opposition to partition and possibly because of its composite nationalism, the Deobandi philosophy has spread its wings all across Akhand Bharat.
That’s not a bad start. That means this 15-25% of Pakistan’s Muslims is already committed to unity, peace and oneness with India. Now we know who watches all those patriotic Bollywood movies across the border. What else do we know about the Deobandis in Pakistan?
“Deobandi-affiliated groups such as the TTP, SSP, LeJ, etc. have a militant character“
Did you hear that? The Tehreek-e-Taliban in Pakistan has a “militant character.” To be fair, everyone has character flaws. That is why non-judgmental language is so important.
What other wonderfully mainstream things are the Deobandis associated with?
“Deobandi Islam is the most popular form of pedagogy in the Pashtun belt on both sides of the Durand Line that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan. Moreover, prominent Afghan and Pakistani Taliban leaders have studied in Deobandi seminaries.”
Did I say mainstream? I meant to say fringe.
Coming to Bangladesh, we learn the following:
“As with the rest of the Indian subcontinent, the majority of Muslims in Bangladesh are traditional Sunni, who mainly follow the Hanafi school of jurisprudence (madh’hab) and consequently the Maturidi school of theology.[29][30] The majority of them are Deobandi along with Tabligh (51%)and Barelvi or Sufi (26%); the Deobandi, in the form of Qawmi institutions, own the vast majority of private Islamic seminaries and produce the majority of the ulema in Bangladesh.“
All mainstream! I see a mention of Barelvis, again a name derived from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. I also see the Sufis, who were much glorified in my school history textbook. And finally, also the Tablighis, those darling little angels. There was a short period last year when the media smeared them. But, we did make amends. Now the media falls at their feet. Nobody is more mainstream than the Tabligh-i-Jamaat now.
If you are having difficulty following who is fringe and who is mainstream, don’t blame me. Blame Wikipedia for having such a confusing table of contents in their article on Deobandis.
Wikipedia on Deobandi
“Associated political organizations” as well as “associated militant organizations.” Along with a list of “notable institutions” and even “scholars.” There’s a mix I thought I would never come across.
Let me quickly cover some bases here. I am definitely not saying that the Deobandis or the Deoband school are involved with illegal activities anywhere on earth, either at this point in time, or in history. I am also not saying that the Deobandis are an influential group spread across multiple nations, with the “mainstream” providing cover for the “fringe.” In fact, all I am trying to say is that the Deobandis are spreading a message of peace.
While surreal scenes emerge from Afghanistan, a country India shares a border with, with Islamist group Taliban taking over the government, the ‘liberals’ in India have put the blame squarely on shoulders of ‘right wing’ and ‘Sanghis’ in India, who literally have nothing to do with the war-like situation in Afghanistan.
Right Wing is mocking and trolling Indian Muslims because Taliban have taken over Kabul. Even the worst human tragedies and miseries are just an ‘opportunity’ for them. Shame on you, Sanghis !
Leading the pack was The Wire journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani who was upset that the ‘Right Wing’ was allegedly mocking and trolling Indian Muslims because Taliban has taken over Kabul. She then went on to shame the ‘Sanghis’.
While the truth is that many Indian Muslims on Twitter are actually not condemning the fall of Afghanistan to Taliban. While some are silently supporting, others are cheering and hoping to replicate the same in India for ‘attaining azaadi’.
This viral clip here from a Clubhouse talk shows how they want to learn lessons from Taliban on how to take over.
Here are more Islamists justifying Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
I don't understand why some Muslims are so butthurt about a native people of a country taking control of their country back from foreign occupation and their sellout tyrant puppets.
And then there are the ones who’d rather have Sharia over Indian laws.
If you have a problem in Muslim government forcing Islamic law on Muslims then you should also have a problem when a secular government enforces secular laws on secular people? But here you will want them to enforce secular laws on everyone?
Here are some more ‘liberals’ drawing false equivalence between the militant group that toppled a government and ‘right wing’ in India.
Taliban's return, humanitarian tragedy in Afghanistan & the consequent rise of extremism in the region r not in our interest. That's a no-brainer.
What's not so self-evident are its undeniable communal reverberations within India.
In the run up to 2024, things will get murkier.
— Happymon Jacob ഹാപ്പിമോൻ ജേക്കബ് (@HappymonJacob) August 15, 2021
This JNU professor forgets that India is still a democracy and if Narendra Modi does return as Prime Minister in 2024, it would be a third time he gets elected democratically. That is quite different from the scenes unfolding in Afghanistan currently.
Former Amnesty head decided to indulge in casteist behaviour after agreeing to claims that the Taliban have legitimate stake in Afghanistan.
These are also the same people who had attacked the ‘right wing’ after Taliban killed Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who came to prominence recently over funeral pyre pictures amid second wave of coronavirus pandemic. The Indian ‘liberals’ even back then had ‘sent hazaar laanat‘ to the bullet that killed him while not even saying it aloud that the Taliban killed and mutilated one of their own.
Even now, as Taliban takes over Afghanistan, the ‘liberals’ like NDTV’s Ravish Kumar are busy getting angry at Tata Tea on his Facebook page for calling itself ‘Desh Ka Kulhad’ or they are busy with cricket matches. This, while the Islamists are soft condoning Taliban by giving it legitimacy by not acknowledging their barbaric behaviour towards religious minorities and women.
Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has announced that a committee has been formed for a smooth transition of power to the Taliban as the current administration fled the country. Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, former mujahideen leader and chief of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and former president Hamid Karzai are members of this committee.
Karzai tweeted to inform that after president Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials of the Afghan government fled the country, there is the possibility of chaos and suffering among the citizens. Therefore, in order to prevent such chaos and to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, the Coordinating Council has been formed.
در پی خروج آقای اشرف غنی و مقامات مسئول از کشور، به منظور جلوگیری از هرج و مرج و کاهش درد و رنج مردم و جهت اداره هرچه بهتر امور مربوط صلح و انتقال مسالمت آمیز شورای هماهنگی متشکل از محترمین هر یک داکتر عبدالله عبدالله رئیس شواری عالی مصالحه ملی، رهبر جهادی گلبدین حکمتیار…
The Council further asked the Afghan govt security forces and the security forces of the Taliban to prevent any chaos and to maintain law and order while exercising restraint. He also provided some phone numbers people can call in case of facing any difficulties.
Earlier, Hamid Karzai had issued a video message asking the govt forces and Taliban to protect the people. Appearing in the video with his three daughters, he said that he is in Kabul with his girls and asked the people to stay in their homes & remain calm.
Karzai had added that he and other political leaders will continue their efforts to solve the issues peacefully.
Abdullah Abdullah also asked the people to keep calm, and asked the Afghan forces to cooperate in ensuring security. He had also asked the Taliban to allow some time for talks before entering Kabul. Abdullah referred Ashraf Ghani as ‘former president’, saying that he has fled the country.
Proving the US analysis wrong that Taliban will take at least 90 days to capture Kabul, the group reached the city today itself, after capturing most of the provincial capitals in most bloodless operations. The Afghan forces surrendered to them without fight, and either fled or joined them. After the group surrounded Kabul today, President Ghani, vice President Amrullah Saleh and other senior ministers and officials fled the country this evening. Following their departure, the Taliban ordered its fighters to enter the city to ‘prevent looting’, as the police and security forces in the city also have fled.
After waiting at the gates of Kabul for hours after reaching the city, the Taliban fighters now have been ordered to enter the Afghanistan capital. A statement issued by the group said that after reports of police and security forces fleeing the city, the Taliban fighters need to enter Kabul to maintain law and order. The latest instruction by the group came after President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul.
The statement issued by the official spokesperson of the Taliban said in the morning they had asked the fighters not to enter Kabul as they don’t want to capture the capital using military means, as they were expecting a smooth bloodless transition of power. However, now there are reports that the administration offices in Kabul have been evacuated, police have left their posts, the ministries also have been evacuated, and the Kabul administration security personnel have fled.
The statement by the Taliban
Machine translation of the statement using Bing Translate has been provided below.
Statement by the Islamic Emirate on the Need for Mujahideen to Enter Kabul The Islamic Emirate issued a statement in the morning saying that our forces are out of Kabul and we do not want to enter Kabul by military means. But now reports have emerged that the basins in Kabul city have been evacuated, police have left their security posts, as well as ministries have been evacuated, and security personnel from kabul ‘s administration have fled. So in order not to involve public looting and looting in Kabul, the Islamic Emirate ordered its forces to enter areas where the enemy has gone and the area is in danger of looting. So the citizens of Kabul should not feel any fear of the mujahideen, our forces will enter Kabul city very slowly, they will not work with anyone, government military and civilian workers should be sure that no one is working for them, no mujahedeen is allowed to enter anyone ‘s house, harass or harass anyone.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
In such a situation, common thieves and robbers can mix with the common people using this opportunity and rob people, the Taliban said. Therefore, the Islamic Emirate has ordered its forces to enter the areas of Kabul from which the security forces have fled and secure the areas there are risks of theft and robbery.
The Taliban assured the citizens that they need not feel any fear from the Mujahideen. They added that their fighters will enter the Kabul city slowly and sensibly, they won’t force anyone to work under them, and assured that the Taliban fighters are not allowed to enter the homes of citizens and harass them.
The Taliban fighters are ordered to enter Kabul after President Ashraf Ghani and vice president Amrullah Saleh fled Kabul. Reportedly, Ghani boarding a Kam Air flight, an Afghan private airline, at Kabul Airport, but the destination of the flight was not known.
The Taliban has demanded that Ghani should resign and hand over the reign of Afghanistan to them in a smooth transition of power. After using force to capture the first few provinces earlier this month, the Taliban has captured the rest of the country in the last week without much bloodshed. The group has made rapid gains in city after city as the Afghan forces have either fled or surrendered and joined them.
It is being speculated that Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will become the new President of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, while US-based Ali Ahmad Jalali will head an interim government for the time being before the Taliban forms a full-fledged government.
Taliban has managed to capture Afghanistan as the USA exits the country after 20 years of prolonged warfare. The collapse of the US-backed Afghan regime transpired at an unprecedented speed as Taliban took over the country within days after US intelligence agencies predicted it would take them 90 days to take the country.
Under such circumstances, an old video of a panel discussion on a Pakistani news channel is once again going viral on social media. In the video, Zaid Hamid, a Pakistani ‘intellectual’ can be seen spewing hatred against Hindus and calling for a genocide.
Pakistan's plans for Hindus after US withdrawal from Afganistan. Live on Pak TV.
(ARY is 2nd largest News agency of Pak. ARY was also the official partner/distributer of Aamir Khan's blockbuster movie PK in Pak)pic.twitter.com/JiYM9YgHdF
In the video, Zaid Hamid can be heard saying that he prays to Allah for US forces to exit leaving behind Indians in Afghanistan. He says that too long a time has passed since they have slaughtered Hindus in Afghanistan.
Zaid Ahmed says that it used to happen frequently in the past which is why the mountains of Afghanistan are called the Hindu Kush, that is, where Hindus have been slaughtered. He says that he hopes ‘Baniyas’ are abandoned in the country so that they can do to them what scares them into not even looking at Afghanistan and Pakistan for the next thousand years.
It is not clear when the video was precisely captured but there is a Reddit discussion on it from eight years ago. However, it is indeed shocking that such levels of genocidal discourse is permissible in Pakistan on prominent news channels.
Nevertheless, it is not surprising given the horrid persecution minorities in the country have to suffer every day. There are far too many instances of minor Hindu girls being abducted and married off to adult Muslim men after forced conversion to Islam. Only recently, an eight year old Hindu boy was charged under the blasphemy law, which can earn the accused the death penalty.
As the Taliban await the transfer of power after its militants entered the Afghan capital Kabul from all sides today seeking the unconditional surrender of the Afghanistan govt, India is looking at the speedy evacuation of its diplomatic personnel, along with most other countries including the USA.
According to reports, India has started the process of evacuation of Indian nationals out of Kabul. To bring back the Indians, an Air India flight AI-243 took off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport for Kabul in the morning.
The national carrier landed safely at Afghanistan capital Kabul from Delhi an hour delayed amid turmoil in Afghanistan with the Taliban. Flight tracking sites showed that the aircraft was hovering in the Kabul sky for around an hour before finally landing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport.
After the commercial passenger flight arrived on the outskirts of Kabul, authorities from Kabul’s air traffic control were unavailable to assist Air India Flight 243 in landing. Because the Taliban have advanced into Kabul’s capital, the pilot of the flight had to turn off the radar to avoid detection and the potential of being attacked. This caused the delay in the landing.
Soon after landing the aircraft, Air India staff was told by the aviation authority at Kabul “to start boarding the passengers who wish to come back to their country”. After the security and boarding processes, the flight will return to Delhi tonight with a full load of passengers.
Besides Indian nationals, the flight is also bringing back diplomats and security officials posted at the Indian embassy in Kabul.
Security and boarding processes of an Air India flight are underway at Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The flight will return to Delhi tonight with a full load of passengers: Sources
The return flight AI244 took off just after 5 PM after refuelling at the Kabul airport and is expected to land in Delhi shortly after 7.30 PM.
A flight of Kam Air, the private airline from Afghanistan, also landed in Kabul from Delhi at 7.15 pm, according to flight-tracking sites, although it is known whether that flight will return to Delhi with evacuated passengers.
India had already issued an advisory to Indian nationals to leave the country last week.
After a month-long offensive against the Afghan army, terrorists associated with the Islamist outfit Taliban finally reached the gates of Kabul on Sunday (August 15). After entering the capital city, a Taliban delegation made their way to the presidential palace and urged President Ashraf Ghani to surrender to avoid bloodshed.
President Ashraf Ghani is expected to relinquish power after talks with the Taliban. It is speculated Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the new president of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime after the Afghanistan Government surrendered to the Islamic terrorists.
Congress leader Udit Raj was trolled by Islamists on Sunday for a post on Facebook highlighting the dangers of Islamic Extremism and Taliban. Udit Raj shared a photograph from 1960s Afghanistan to claim that the women in the country have been enslaved by slavery and Burkha.
He said, “This is the college scene of 1960s Afghanistan but where has the bigotry led it today. Today women there have been imprisoned in slavery and Burkha. India is also moving in that direction.” The comments irked Islamists on social media who resorted to abuses against him.
Source: Facebook
Islamists said that the Congress leader should have the women of his family roam naked on the streets. They cursed Udit Raj in extremely vile language and hurled sexual slurs against the women in his family, including his mothers and sisters.
Source: Facebook
There are almost seven thousand comments on the post and nearly all of them are abuses directed at the Congress leader, or asking him to have his mother and sisters roam naked. There is the occasional comment mocking him for his political beliefs but most are just curses or abuses.
Source: Facebook
Islamists have also called him son of a pig for making the comment and say that they will do what Allah dictates. Raj made the post on a day when Kabul is on the verge of collapse and Taliban is set to take control of Afghanistan, after the US made an exit following two decades of war.
Source: Twitter
The Congess leader has often found himself in the thick of controversies due to comments he had made. An FIR was filed against Udit Raj for spreading fake news on social media regarding the Unnao girls death case. He was also accused of threatening a journalist with the SC/ST Act and preventing the journalist for sharing an interview with him where he was asked tough questions.
As India celebrated its 75th Independence Day, in a first, a large Indian national flag was hoisted at the height of 58 feet at Jama Masjid in Manki village in Deoband town in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Kunwar Brijesh, BJP MLA from the Deoband assembly constituency, called it a proud moment while he hoisted the tricolour atop Jama Masjid.
According to Zee News Hindi, when the BJP MLA reached the Manki village at around 11:30 in the morning, he was welcomed by a huge crowd, gathered to catch a glimpse of the flag hoisting ceremony at Jama Masjid conducted for the very first time since India’s Independence.
The tricolour was unfurled amidst loud chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” (Glory to Mother India), followed by the national anthem.
Netizens shared pictures of the event where villagers gathered to see the 14 by 21 feet Indian national flag being hoisted atop the Jama Masjid. The 58 feet pole was erected at the Masjid with the permissions of the Masjid committee and the gram panchayat.
The BJP MLA said that the event is especially important as the Deoband district in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh is a Muslim dominated area, with 80 per cent population belonging to the Muslim community. In such a situation, the hoisting of the Indian flag holds special relevance, said the BJP MLA, adding that this is a message to those people who make unfurling of the national flag an issue of caste and religion. He asserted that the National Flag does not belong to any caste, religion or party and that it belongs to all.
A villager, Matbool, reacting to the occasion said that he felt proud that the national flag was unfurled in his village for the first time in the last 60 years.
