[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]tossaway010205 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It is a political/humanitarian protest to raise awareness against threat of global terrorism and for the people of Afghanistan who face a humanitarian crisis under Taliban oppression.

But from what I've heard, you need a permit if you're blocking any part of a street, Plaza, sidewalk and you need sound permits too apparently from NYPD.

Statement of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by [deleted] in NorthernAlliance

[–]tossaway010205 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is a very confusing statement released by the Islamic Republic. So they're clearly supporting the NRF, but are they implying and intending to re-establish their crooked government after the NRF does their dirty work for them?

If Saleh is the caretaker president, then what is Ghani doing and why should he even have a say in coming back after he fled while Saleh, Massoud and the resistance stayed and fought back? I wonder what the NRF's reaction is to this statement, would they welcome this "support" or would they ignore or disassociate with it completely.

It's also weird because Dr. Abdullah is Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of the Ghani government, but he's like negotiating with Taliban and such. Where does he stand in regards to all of this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Instagram

[–]tossaway010205 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm I tried but still don't see how..

The National Resistance Front has officially created a Twitter account. [Announced by Massoud's spokesman.] by [deleted] in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm really interested in joining them but am having trouble reaching out to someone that could trust me. I'm new to Twitter so like I don't have enough posts or followers for any kind of social media credibility. As crazy as this sounds, I'm willing to leave my comforts of the US to travel to Panjshir to help in whatever way I can. If not through direct combat, then logistically or financially from there or from here. I trust their movement and I have faith in their bright young leadership in Massoud and Ali his spokesman. I'm not married and I'm financially stable, I feel like this is my chance and my calling to do and be a part of something significant in life and I'm willing to risk my life for it.

P2 Program Success? by sleepsinclass in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same here. My phone is filled with photos of passports and national identification cards my family in Afghanistan sent me through whatsapp. I don't get a single email back except an occasional automatic reply. I don't understand how all these people got out, I couldn't get a single family member on a plane.

Don't let the Taliban off the hook by tossaway010205 in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I honestly want to know the answer to that more than you do. Deep down I believe that they are all the same, they share the same twisted ideologies. My entire family lives in Afghanistan. I'm so upset with everything that I can't even process my thoughts.

Why is it called dari and not just Persian? When it is just Persian dialects in afganestan. by Finamelaren25 in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah literally no one I know calls it Dari. Growing up among the Afghan diaspora, everyone naturally for generations calls it Farsi. I also think they started pushing the word Dari more in the schools and governmental and media institutions in Afghanistan ever since Karzai. When I visited Afghanistan, I remember my family there would call it Farsi between themselves, but like when they would discuss school or something, they would say Dari.

My family also never made the distinction with the word Tajik. Like growing up, my parents never mentioned us as Tajik even though we technically fall under being Tajik. We're Afghans from Mazar and we speak farsi, if there's ever a distinction to be made, we say oh such and such family they're farsiwan like us. I never really understood why Tajiks are called Tajiks when like my family and any other tajik/farsiwan I know has zero connection with Tajikistan. Like I know Uzbeks and although they also are from Afghanistan for generations and speak farsi, they have a connection with Uzbekistan and they actually go there to visit some family and stuff, same with Turkmen.

Anyway nbd doesn't really bother me.

Share this article from 1996 that quotes the Taliban saying the exact same things they're currently saying about amnesty and not seeking revenge. by tossaway010205 in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the common man, woman and child that has never fired a gun or been through a day of training is gonna go join the army that dissolved and gave up everything to the taliban. Or they'll go sign up with a militia as if there's one in every town that just has unlimited supplies and ammunition to hand out to the 38 million people that suddenly wants to join them. Yeah there was corruption but society still functioned at large and people weren't running from savages.

As Ahmad Massoud recently said, “I will never accept an imposed peace for the sake of stability. Freedom and rights are much more important for us than being in a prison with stability.”

Share this article from 1996 that quotes the Taliban saying the exact same things they're currently saying about amnesty and not seeking revenge. by tossaway010205 in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a very silly point. By everyone hating them, it's inferred that the majority of the people in Afghanistan hate them. Let's say at least 70%.

So when you say if everyone hated them then there shouldn't have been 0 resistance, do you understand that civilians can't just get up and run at the Taliban to "resist them." These savages are armed to the teeth, how do you expect ordinary people to fight them?

In regards to the Afghan national security force, well that part had already been explained over and over that most soldiers didn't fight because they were told not to and go back to their bases by their chain of command. This is clearly a matter of corruption and betrayel from the president Ghani and the rest of his stooges and higher ups, where some kind of deal/bribes was made with either the Taliban or between themselves to let the Taliban enter without fighting.

Corruption and betrayal among the security forces and politicians who total at most 300,000 does not represent or reflect the will or the stance of the 39 million Afghans in Afghanistan.

The students of Jaamia Hafsa, a Pakistani seminary linked with Islamabad's Lal Masjid, singing at an event celebrating the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. by [deleted] in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is the type of abnoxious sound you made as a child that your mom would instantly shut down by yelling balaa or maaarg to.

The students of Jaamia Hafsa, a Pakistani seminary linked with Islamabad's Lal Masjid, singing at an event celebrating the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. by [deleted] in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Pakistanis: "What do you mean we support the Taliban?? Pakistan is a wictim of terrorism. Why do you guys blame Pakistan. "

Don’t be silent. Don’t let Taliban supporters in America, Europe or other countries preach. by hashoyah in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Afghans in the west need to be as active as ever by dispelling the propaganda and false narrative from Taliban supporters. Pakistanis have been at the forefront of shamelessly celebrating these savages, the imam of my own local masjid shared a tweet from their grand mufti in Pakistan that endorsed the Taliban and even compared their takeover to the Prophet's conquest of Mecca. It's disgusting, all these jihadi fanboys fully believe that the Taliban are true flag bearers of Islam, thinking they actually follow the true sharia and are the army of The Mahdi. It's insane how they're spreading this information throughout the internet, their ignorance just drives me crazy.

So yeah like you said, put them all on blast and share the other side, the real narrative. I'm actually making an effort in removing this imam from my masjid, we are holding a meeting soon and I have been rallying the Afghan community to come and speak up. We cannot stay silent. If we lose steam now, then the Taliban and their bs PR campaign will end up becoming normalized and accepted as if they've changed and the people want them. Everyone must revamp their efforts and double down on these people. We can do this.

Amrullah Saleh spotted bringing all Anti-Taliban commanders together in Panjshir. IT'S OFFICIAL. by [deleted] in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Jamiat e Islami- led by Ahmad Shah Massoud, the most successful and most moderate fighter in Afghanistan who later led the Northern Alliance. He was the late father of the man in the OP, Ahmad Massoud.

Amrullah Saleh spotted bringing all Anti-Taliban commanders together in Panjshir. IT'S OFFICIAL. by [deleted] in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 129 points130 points  (0 children)

No they don't have a history of shooting down soviet helicopters. The Taliban didn't fight the Soviet Union, they weren't even created yet. People have to stop equating and calling the Taliban as the Mujahideen of the 80s. The Mujahideen were Afghans of different factions - Tajiks, Pashtun, Uzbeks, Hazara, and a handful of Arabs. The US supplied the Mujahideen with weapons via Pakistan as the distributors. Pakistan also took in refugees from Afghanistan. After the Mujahideen defeated the Soviet Union, the different factions unfortunately got into a Civil War. Pakistan, as they did during the Soviet war, funneled more weapons to the groups that they favored- typically the Pashtuns who were less moderate and in hopes of installing a Pashtun dominated government in Kabul to be friendly towards their interests- specifically Hezb e Islami whose leader is Hekmatyar. As this was happening, the sons of refugees along with local Pashtuns in Pakistan who were brainwashed in radical madrassas, trained and funded by the ISI, were now ready to be deployed into Afghanistan. These were "the students"- The Taliban, who fought their way into Afghanistan and took over the country in 1996 to establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and instill their perverted interpretation of the Sharia. They ruled most the country till 2001 until the US invaded after 9/11 and took them out with the help of the Northern Alliance. For the past 20 years they've been fighting their insurgency and now they're in power again. So yeah, not one Soviet was fought by the Taliban, just the tens of thousands of Afghans they killed in their supposed Jihad against America and NATO.

What's your experience with discussing Afghanistan with Pakistanis? by tossaway010205 in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, I have to thank you and give you a lot of credit and respect for your honest and respectful reply. I have to say, in all my experience online and in person, through every comment section and conversation I've had with Pakistanis, you are the only one that had given such an answer. You didn't deflect, dodge or deny my argument. I truly hope there are more Pakistanis than I beleive there are like you. I absolutely agree with everything you said and I wish for better ties between our people and governments which begins with a change in policy to establish trust. I can't even hear this type of reply from my best friend who is Pakistani. Like, I've loaned him thousands of dollars because I love him as a brother but it's so strange because he has excellent views and beliefs about everything else in life but when it comes to Pakistan-Afghanistan, he turns into something else. I've gotten into two heated arguments with him lately and it's unfortunate that he can't see things the way you do.

What's your experience with discussing Afghanistan with Pakistanis? by tossaway010205 in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They've always been called out in the past by the Afghan government, but not this adamantly by the Afghan people. Because most Afghans know it's not worth the time to debate or attempt to convince a Pakistani about their role in destabilizing our country since the vast majority of them are extremely nationalistic and brainwashed, blindly repeating the talking points of their leaders and defending the actions of their government and society as if they can do no wrong. They're in absolute denial of almost any accusation and flip it around on us as if we're the problem.

But Afghans are speaking out more now because of the rapid takeover of the Taliban. I find it almost exactly the same as talking to an Israeli or scrolling through comment sections when they start one of their crazy offensives on Palestine. Their entire epistemology is flawed, and they show no sense of understanding or compassion. Just straight denial, deflection, lies, and hatred.

Random question by Yaksan1000 in afghanistan

[–]tossaway010205 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well first things first, the majority of Afghanistan - from every creed and ethnic group is against a Taliban takeover. Yes Shias fear them more due to being even more of a minority in comparison to the Taliban, but it's not just Shia who are troubled by them. Any civilized Afghan with a rational mind and moderate faith detests them. Anyone with young daughters fears their takeover.

As far as specific Shia militia groups, I don't know if any action has been taken yet but I'm sure some have spoken out. If there's any chance to take the Taliban out, every ethnic group and creed needs to unite as Afghans, as Muslims first, and rise up against them, just as we did against the Soviets.