KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe formation of anti-Taliban fronts to defend northern provinces would bring strategic changes to the war in the country.
This comes as Atta Mohammad Noor, the leader of the splinter branch of the Jamiat-e-Islami party on Monday called on political parties and prominent figures to form a national mobilization to defend the country against the Taliban.
- Uprising force against the Taliban formed in Kandahar
- Taliban take over districts in Takhar, Samangan
Atta Mohammad Noor said in a statement that he had repeatedly suggested to the Afghan government to form a national mobilization to defend the homeland and to form a national consensus, but there was a delay.
He called on the government to provide the necessary facilities to the national mobilization forces in a timely manner in support of the national mobilization to defend the homeland and to support the security forces.
However, political analysts believe the formation of a northern front against the Taliban will lead to a strategic shift in the war.
Mostafa Alizada, a political analyst, said the north of the country is seriously insecure and the government has no plan to secure it. According to him, the formation of a coalition at this time is promising and will change the war strategy.
“What I think of it is as a strategic shift in the war in Afghanistan,” said Mustafa Alizada. “The war has moved from the south to the north. An alliance between leaders and elders in the north could be a big and strong front against the Taliban”, he added.
Bismillah Ranjbar, another political analyst, said the formation of such coalitions will reduce the war burden and boost the morale of the security forces in the short term, but will not change until the war strategy is systematized and supporters of armed opposition groups within the government are suppressed.
According to these experts, forming a coalition and any mobilization against the Taliban and terrorist groups is a good thing, but these movements should not be used as a tool for political means as was the case during the civil war.
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