Terror attacks, bloodsheds, kidnapping and scores of other crimes occur so frequently in Afghanistan that its people consider them as a normal part of their life. Attacks that cost thousands of lives each year are merely confined to reporting by media.

The government seems not to have sufficient time and true willingness for investigating and following up these frequently occurring incidents of terror.Not only the culprits are not brought to justice but also they are released if captured by security forces. People’s life and property are left at the mercy of Taliban and other groups insurgents. The concerned authorities are all busy doing their conventional politics without having attention of any kind to the growing insurgency in the country.

Last week, bodies of 17 tortured-killed people were found in central province of Daikundi. “Militants affiliated to Taliban regime beheaded these people and left their bodies on the road,” Member of Parliament, SaddiqiNilizada said on Monday, 30 June in Kabul. This all people belong to Hazara ethnic group of Afghanistan, albeit the reason for their killing is still bleak. Nonetheless, according to Nilizada the people of Daikundi are subject to such brutal killings by Taliban since the last many years.

“The trend of such killings has dramatically increased since the time Gizaab district was brought under the administration of Urozgan province.” Urozgan is one of the most volatile provinces of Afghanistan neighboring Daikundi. The fact that insurgents plot attacks against the peace-loving people ofDaikundi from Urozgan cannot be denied.

The agony is that not a single condemnation of the incident or condolence to the bereaved families has been expressed by any government authority including the President, let alone taking action against the culprits. Meanwhile, the UN and human rights organizations have also been gravely silent over the incident which is quite regretful. It is also a matter of great disappointment that Afghanistan’s mainstream media did not cover the incident.

Indeed, Afghan politicians and the government are so busy in election-related issues that killings of people across Afghanistan gain no focus. Taliban are killing civilians, they have started an ISIS-like battle to capture parts of Helmand province and recently they set ablaze 400 oil tankers near Kabul. But the government’s attention is elsewhere. It is trying to patch up an election that has been ruined by its ill and flawed policies. The scenario is no doubt in favor of Taliban and horrific outcomes of government’s lack of attention must be expected.