Key points
- Says Taliban leaders enjoy wealth and security
- Fighters struggle and die abroad
- Asks why are Afghan fighters still dying in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The 18 Khawarij (terrorists) that were killed recently in Ghulam Khan by the Pakistan Army belonged to the Afghanistan army, a journalist from Afghanistan, Bilal Sarwary has revealed in a social media post.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Sarwary posted: Eighteen Taliban soldiers fighting alongside the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) against Pakistani forces in Ghulam Khan were killed.
Eighteen Taliban soldiers fighting alongside the TTP against Pakistani forces in Ghulam Khan were killed. All eighteen were from Wardak province, including five from Chaaak district, specifically from Khawaat and Seebaak villages. Chaaak district, Wardak, Logar, Ghazni, and the…
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) March 4, 2025
Deaths in foreign conflicts
Sarwary said in his post: All eighteen were from Wardak province, including five from Chaaak district, specifically from Khawaat and Seebaak villages. Chaaak district, Wardak, Logar, Ghazni, and the Kabul region have been receiving the coffins of Afghan Taliban fighters who cross into Pakistan to fight for the TTP. Despite the Taliban’s claims of securing peace, their fighters continue to die in foreign conflicts, raising serious questions about their real priorities.
Impoverished backgrounds
If the Taliban have ended Afghanistan’s war, why are Afghan fighters still dying in Pakistan? The steady return of coffins is devastating rural communities, while the Taliban leadership remains silent, offering no justification for these sacrifices. Young men, many from impoverished backgrounds, are being drawn into a war that serves no national interest. The Taliban’s narrative of stability is proving hollow as death and conflict continue to define the lives of their foot soldiers, the Afghan journalist posted.
Wealthy leaders
He states: Taliban leaders enjoy wealth and security while their fighters struggle, die abroad, or defect to ISKP. If they were serious about governance, they would focus on rebuilding Afghanistan instead of engaging in foreign wars. As Afghan villages mourn their young, the Taliban’s credibility erodes and internal discontent rises, threatening Afghanistan’s fragile stability.
