Thread by @AFG_Resistance

#Peace & #Oppression -
I traveled through a few provinces in the north. We do have peace! You can not deny this. There is no more firing, there is no more bombing, people are no longer nervous about going outside. No kidnapping and you don't have to bribe the officials anymore.

This peace was not achieved through a handshake on a table and there was no celebrations on the streets. This is an uneasy peace imposed on our people through oppression. We only achieved this peace when our oppressors stopped firing. Unfortunately, this is a unsustainable peace.

#Talibans have always been a one Policy government. They are obsessed with security. Hanging, beating, shouting and humiliation is common on the streets. Any nation can bring crime levels to zero with this methods, but will they still be called a civilized nation!

There is hunger everywhere! This does not concern them. According to them, it's the UN's duty to feed our people. Their job is only to provide security and make sure people behave in an appropriate manner and don't listen to inappropriate music. They are incapable of governing.

They drive around like a conquering army with their silly vocal music blasting from their cars "We conquered this province, that province, we beat the Americans" and so on. There is almost no attempt to win heart's and minds. This arrogance really annoys the masses the most.

Women passing a Taliban check point are visibly nervous. They keep adjusting their clothes not sure of themselves. Some women wear the face mask not as protection against the virus, but as means to cover their face. They take it off when they pass the check point. This is sad!

I witnessed a boy of maybe 14 being beaten up by the Taliban for listening to some western music. They smashed his phone on the floor and as he was trying to retrieve it they kicked him in the face. He went around the corner and he kept staring at the phone and the Taliban

This boy just wanted his simcard and memory chip back. An elder managed to convince the Taliban to give the smashed phone back. I watched the boy as he got his phone back and started walking towards his street. Looking at his phone, he had a break down.Crying & talking to himself

You see my friends, we are a poor nation. It costs a lot of Money to buy a phone. He was crying and telling the elder "Choora kaka" Why uncle! That boy has just faced his first real injustice and oppression in his life. He couldn't understand why the Taliban did this to him.

When I was in his age, I didn't care about country or people. I just wanted to play football and do silly things. Boys generally grow faster during oppression. He might join the resistance sometimes in the future.He will be dropping dead his oppressors whilst listing to his music

It is this young men of the cities that hate the Taliban the most. They have only known freedom. Suddenly they have lost everything that was very normal thing to do until a month ago. This is very difficult for them to overcome. They are visibly angry and they stare at Taliban

There are people who are just feed up of war I must admit. They are more concerned about the Hunger understandibily. They say "War is not the solution". I agree to a certain extent, but this uneasy peace bundled together with oppression is not the solution either.

I know my people. They will get fed up of this peace soon. The sound of our guns must match the mood of our people. A guerilla war depends on the willingness of the masses. When we do break this peace, the people will understand that we are only doing it to lift their oppression.

There are some western journalists in #Afghanistan who do not understand our culture and people. They write incorrect information. Just wanted to provide you an Afghan prospective of the current situation. Maybe one day we will achieve peace through a handshake, not a gun!