He burned down dozens of hospitals himself, yet now criticizes the Taliban for failing to build modern medical facilities
Author: Dr. Fazlmanallah Mumtaz, former spokesperson of the Islamic Party of Afghanistan
One of the people of Iraq once asked Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him), “Is killing a mosquito a sin?” Abu Hanifa replied, “You killed the grandson of the Messenger of God and did not consider yourselves sinners, yet now you ask whether killing a mosquito is a sin?!”
Mr. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, following his long-standing habit, tries to exploit every event for his own political benefit, riding the wave of every incident without considering whether it will ultimately serve his interests or harm them.
In his message of condolence on the death of Shapur Zadran, Hekmatyar, contrary to established customs and traditions, included the following statement: “Those in authority spend millions of dollars on luxury and indulgence, yet they have failed to build even a single modern hospital.”
However, he did not specify which authorities he was referring to—the previous governments or the current regime.
In response to Mr. Hekmatyar, one must say: “Had you not destroyed hospitals, educational institutions, and infrastructure with your indiscriminate rocket attacks, today we might have had dozens of hospitals and thousands of qualified doctors.”
Mr. Hekmatyar, have you ever asked yourself what you accomplished over fifty years of political activity and after receiving millions of dollars from jihad funds and intelligence agencies for this sector?
On the contrary, you destroyed even what already existed.
If Mr. Hekmatyar had truly cared so deeply about the hero Shapur, he would have done what many other honorable people did and provided financial assistance for his medical treatment.
You, who invest millions of dollars in poultry and livestock farms and run profitable businesses through them, could at least have allocated half a percent of those funds to the treatment of the sick.
You, under whose responsibility thousands of Shapurs—or rather, millions of people like Shapur—were killed during the wars in Kabul and other provinces, are you really so deeply saddened by the death of a single Shapur?
You devoted only two sentences of your condolence message to his family, while using ten more to attack your living and deceased political rivals. In other words, you mixed poison with honey.
Therefore, it can be concluded that Mr. Hekmatyar sought to capitalize on Shapur Zadran's popularity, ride the wave of public sympathy, and send a political message to his opponents. The words of Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) apply to him perfectly.
Mr. Hekmatyar was responsible for the deaths of about 60,000 people in Kabul alone, yet today he laments the death of Shapur and complains that no modern hospitals were built in Afghanistan, even though he himself destroyed hospitals and was responsible for the terror and killing of doctors.
It should also be recalled that two weeks ago, Dr. Basir Anwar, a well-known jihad figure and chairman of the Jihad Health Committee, passed away. He had spent many years alongside Mr. Hekmatyar in the same trenches of struggle and jihad. Yet because they had fallen out with each other in recent years, this dishonorable and heartless man did not even see fit to send a simple message of condolence.
