Rahmatullah Najeeb, the Taliban’s governor in Badakhshan, says that armed groups opposed to the group, despite using slogans such as “freedom” and “democracy,” have no clear goal for their activities.

On Friday September 18, the 27th of Sunbula, he said at a gathering in Badakhshan that some anti-Taliban currents justify their struggle under the banner of democracy and freedom, but according to him, it is not clear what goal this struggle is ultimately supposed to lead to.

The Taliban governor in Badakhshan went on to defend the group’s system and said that the Taliban’s current structure does not belong to one specific group alone, but rather he considered it a “thought” and a home for Muslims who, in his view, are “true Muslims.”

In recent years, several military and political currents have formed or continued their activities in opposition to the Taliban.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front, the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, and the United Afghanistan Front are among these currents, which have on various occasions reported carrying out attacks against Taliban forces.

These fronts have always said that their goal is to end the monopoly of power and establish an inclusive political system — a system that, according to them, is based on the participation and votes of the people.