With every advancing day the world becomes more insecure to live in, due to heightened terrorism and terrorists. The blatant attacks launched every alternate day against innocent civilians, journalist’s foreign diplomats and public officials are executed by these groups, the loud vociferous claims testify.
Every day innocent civilians, army, police personnel and even political leaders render prey to endless bloodletting executed by insurgents. The fight between insurgents and government backed international allies seems unending provided civilians aren’t ended. Regrettably the government instead of reversing malicious designs of terrorists rests to phony pretexts.
The consecutive successful terror plots undertaken by insurgents and militants depict the degree of strength they have acquired over the length of time. Afghanistan is presently passing through the mirage of problems. One of them is irreversible growth of insurgency, terrorism and Talibanization.
As the roundoff for presidential election nears, the apprehension of masses escalates, seeing the notorious security circumstances. Particularly, at present when the momentum of the election campaign is at height, any mishap will certainly draw down the whole system back to zero, leaving the people of Afghanistan pay the incalculable price. Consequently, the highest degree of responsibility is shifted to incumbent president who should duly divert handsome resources, tightening security measures. The government must timely respond at manifold concerns of contenders who are seemingly left at the mercy of terrorists.
Formerly, following the end of the election campaign, the proponents of presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah were about to diffuse, when a suicide bomber blew off himself. The attack claimed lives of six people, injuring 22 others. Luckily the presidential runner Dr. Abdullah Abdullah minutely escaped the attack, leaving some of his bodyguards mildly injured.
Abdullah attended a rally held in his support, soon after twin blasts ripped through his convoy returning from an earlier rally in the Mirwais Khan locality. Subsequent to awful incident Dr. GHani, the main rival of Abdullah tweeted: “We condemn the attack on respected presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.” “This is the act of the enemies of Afghanistan to disrupt the democratic process in the country.” President Karzai also condemned the attack on Abdullah, calling it the handiwork of Afghanistan’s enemies who wanted to prevent the Afghans from electing their future president.
Subsequent to every triumphant attack the incumbent government needlessly sticks, finding traces of involvement of foreign elements, without putting the concerned department into question and owing a tougher stance crushing terrorists and extremists. The chief executive of the country instead turns apologists justifying the blood shedding of insurgents that have held the country hostage and pleads them peace talks.
The attack underscores the miserable security situation and failure of surveillance system that couldn’t trace the footsteps of terrorists who had been successful subsequent to attack launched. The government is equally liable for lacking a proper mechanism of accountability to make public security officials accountable. She must learn it, terrorists can only be eliminated when thriving grounds of terrorism are demolished.
It is generally noticed the extremists’ literatures taught in religious seminaries, are serving the root cause of terrorism. The seminaries operating unchecked across the length of Afghanistan are breeding grounds for spreading terrorism and extremism. Given the words extremism and terrorism are coined with violence and bloodshed, hence are always associated with the Taliban and Al-Qaida. Will the government legislate laws curtailing the hatred prevailing literatures, a query waiting reciprocation.
The query, how terrorists’ finances, their dreadful activities, put everyone into state of perplexsion. The terrorists are always fully equipped with countless arms, ammunition and warheads. Undoubtedly, enormous and endless financial support can help them continue their malicious activities. Unquestionably, the terrorists are seeking both local and international supporters and all such individual or groups, friends of this piece of land in disguise. It is, therefore, required anti-terrorist financing come into being, in order to put a check a economic affairs of dignities.
Formerly, a praiseworthy development happened to materialize, as the draft for anti-terrorist financing law came into existence. Now forth, it may be expected more or less, the government demonstrate a higher degree of seriousness in curbing terrorism by putting a restraint on the financial affairs of terrorists.
Previously, the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of Parliament on approved a draft law on terrorist financing authorizing the National Security Council (NSC) to place curbs on individuals accused of funding terrorists.
The anti-terrorist financing law owes five chapters and 29 articles that were presented before the house by the commission on economic affairs. Out of the 124 lawmakers present, 119 unanimously voted to approve the terrorist financing law, authorizing the NSC to act against individuals found guilty of funding terrorists. Any person accused of funding terrorists is subjected to judicial inquiry, leading to the seizure of his money the charges are proved, the law reads. It is also included in the discretionary power of NSC to recommend blacklisting such individuals to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
The law with the inclusion of its clauses is commendable, if applied without socioeconomic and political standing of a person into consideration, devoid of delay tactic and biases. It might serve a way forward, scale back the irreversibly growing terrorism.
The government must take speedy measures to ensure durable peace, and tightened security – so that the round-off election be held on time. Following the successful election and agreed transition, economic growth accelerates and the dream of progressive Afghanistan is imminently coming true.