Tajiks have neither one nor the other side of the Amu Darya: a Tajik is a Tajik everywhere!
Author: Dr. Awliya Jalali, analyst, especially for Sangar
After agreeing with the Russian Tsars to create a neutral and buffer country called Afghanistan in 1896, the British always felt insecure from the north and center of Afghanistan. The reason for this feeling of insecurity was their hostility towards the sphere of Persian civilization.
Their think tanks have concluded that the Tajiks/Persians will never be their true friends because of their great historical past. The policy of the English was a policy from top to bottom, or in other words, a policy of master and slave. The Persians considered this a disgrace in front of their former glory and did not want to accept it under any circumstances.
Thus, the British sought to support the Afghan tribe, which historically had neither perfection nor greatness. They colluded with Abdulrahman Khan, a fugitive and settler in Bukhara. They promised him financial, political, and military support to oppress the Persian people and disrupt the composition of the population of the central and northern provinces of the country.
What Abdulrahman accepted. The repression and massacre of 65% of the Hazara community and the occupation of Persian-speaking lands in Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni, Logar, and Laghman can be interpreted in this context.
When Amanullah came to power in 1919, the same deal was made with him. In the same context, they adopted the Charter of Naqilin - settlers, and the transfer of Pashtuns from south to north took place.
In the Great Game, the Western powers, especially Britain, identified “Afghanistan” as their area of interest.
But the big problem was the presence of other ethnic groups in the north, especially Tajiks/Persians, who were known and interpreted as defenders of Russian interests.
Therefore, over the past 128 years, they have always tried to change the composition of the population of the north, supporting the Pashtuns and moving them from south to north, that is, placing their supporters in the territory of the north at any cost.
The roots of the surrender of power to the Taliban, the commissioning of the Kush Teppa canal, the displacement of tribal Pashtuns under the name of settlers, and the complete strengthening of the ruling forces with millions of tons of advanced Western weapons, aid of $80 million every week despite the group's opposition to girls' education, the closing of university doors and schools, etc. lie in this problem.
It seems that from the point of view of the Western powers, the issue of Afghanistan is over and now the time has come to cross to the other side of the Amu Darya and settle scores with the Russians, their irreconcilable enemies.
The summoning of a cleric of Tajik origin, who is Tajik in appearance, but from an intellectual, mental, and mental point of view as a demon and a real enemy of the strategic interests of the Tajik society in the region, is proof of this statement.
But the main question is why, among the five countries of Central Asia, the choice falls to Tajikistan.
I think this problem is also rooted in historical events, especially the following:
1 - Among the five countries of Central Asia, only Tajikistan has the heritage of Persian culture and civilization; A civilization that never succumbed to the illicit desires of the evil global island "England" and always demanded freedom. This freedom and refusal to surrender comes at a price.
2 - Iran's proximity to Russia and assistance to this country in the war in Ukraine, made the British a hot silver.
Undoubtedly, these two issues play a role in the choice of this country.
We hope that the wise and knowledgeable Tajik clergy will beware of the tricks of the great world powers and will not shoot their arrows into the chest of their brother out of religious feelings!
Tajiks have neither one nor the other side of the Amu Darya: a Tajik is a Tajik everywhere!
