Taliban threatens Tajikistan; sends thousands of terrorists to Tajik border

Kabul – Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Baradar, warned ‘Tajikistan is interfering in everything we do. Tajikistan must stop interfering in Afghanistan in time. Otherwise, every action of Tajikistan will be retaliated.’ Even before Baradar’s warning was released, the Taliban sent thousands of militants to the Tajik border. Some media outlets claim that there are suicide attackers among them.

A few days ago, an interview with Mullah Baradar, a Taliban leader based in Kandahar, was published by a Gulf News Channel. In this, Mullah Baradar, the co-founder of the Taliban, threatened Tajikistan. Mullah Baradar accused Tajikistan to the north of Afghanistan of interfering in his country. Baradar is alleged to have threatened the government of Tajikistan, which is opposed to the Taliban, to stop intervening in Afghanistan or face the consequences.

Two days before the release of Mullah Baradar’s threat, the Taliban sent thousands of militants from the Mansuri Islamic Emirate Army to the Tajik border. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid made this announcement on social media. The Mujahideen said the deployment was in Afghanistan‘s Takhar province near the Tajik border. The Mujahideen claimed that the deployment was given the perceived threats from the Tajik army.

Some local media have expressed concerns over this deployment made by the Taliban. The media claimed that the militants deployed by the Taliban near the Tajik border are suicide bombers. The Mansoori group in the Taliban is known for its suicide attacks. Therefore, the Taliban may launch suicide attacks near the border to teach a lesson to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who has taken a stand not to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, a Tajik radio channel claimed.

Meanwhile, the president of Tajikistan has taken an open stand against the Taliban. He has stated that he will never recognize a Taliban regime that ignores the rights of the Tajik minority in Afghanistan. At the same time, the Northern Alliance of Ahmed Masood and Amarullah Saleh, who are fighting the Taliban, are claimed to be having Tajikistan’s support. Pakistani media had accused Tajikistan of providing military assistance to the Northern Alliance during their conflict against the Taliban in Panjshir.