In the following, we’d like to explain to the world why the war in Afghanistan is continuing and what its causes are.

In 1893, when the country of Pakistan did not exist, the Durand Agreement was signed between England and Afghanistan, according to which the southern part of Afghanistan was separated for 100 years by the Durand Line. This part was thus supposed to be returned to Afghanistan after 100 years.

In 1947, during the government of Mr Gandhi, Pakistan was created. It was formed from two provinces originally: Punjab and Sindh. The Afghan territories of Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were not returned to Afghanistan at that time because – according to the Durand Agreement – these territories were not to be returned to Afghanistan until 1993. In 1979, the war in Afghanistan began between the Mujaheddin and the Soviet Army. When the Soviet Army left our country in 1989, Pakistan / the ISI then started its dirty strategy in Afghanistan. Afghanistan became a haven for Al-Qaeda terrorists. The result was the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, after which USA and NATO sent their soldiers to Afghanistan to fight these terrorists. Pakistan has subsequently trained more than 20 terrorist groups to stoke unrest in Afghanistan. Every terrorist group is under the command of ISI. Afghanistan has been turned into a hell again. This hell continues to this day. Due to the ISI’s dirty politics, more than 1.5 million people have died on both sides of the Durand Line since 1989. Among them, many children, women, elderly people, students and others have been killed in assassinations and suicide attacks. Our army and facilities have been destroyed.

The whole world has learnt that the terrorist factories are situated south of the Durand Line. There, the people are brainwashed accordingly. Pakistan will continue training some Afghans in these factories as terrorists via brainwashing, and will then use them for their own purposes.

According to the Durand Agreement, Pakistan should have returned the portion separated from Afghanistan to Afghanistan in 1993. Perhaps Pakistan doesn’t want to return the territory to which the Afghans are entitled because it fears a disadvantage to itself as a result. In this regard, we say that there are big differences between Pakistanis and Afghans i.e. cultural differences, language differences, skin colour differences, mentality differences, differences in appearance, eating habits, etc. For these reasons, Pakistan cannot make Afghans on both sides of the Durand Line their own people because Pakistanis and Afghans are two separate, distinct peoples. Should they still try to do so, then this will mean the bloodshed is passed on to our next generations. Instead of leaving a legacy of happy and peaceful living to our next generation, we’re passing on fire and war to them.

The Pashtuns and Balochs have been separated by the Durand Line. However, both parts belong to the unified Afghan people. Of course, the Afghans on both sides of the Durand Line have little conflicts among themselves. But when we’re attacked, we are all one. Because our country is our honour.

The world has come to know that anyone in Pakhtunkhwa who cried out for freedom has been terrorised by Pakistan.

TV channel Ariananews reported on 11/5/2021 that Pakistan is demanding the following from the Afghan government:

• Recognition of the Durand Line
• Training of Afghan military officers in Pakistan
• Permission to Pakistan to be allowed to pursue their opponents in Afghanistan territory, etc.

We warn the Afghan government not to sign the above demands of Pakistan. If the Afghan government has signed any agreement with Pakistan on the above points under duress or under-the-table, we and the Afghan people will not recognise it.

The war in our country has been going on for 42 years. Of these, more than 30 years of war have been waged in the interests of Pakistan. More than two million people have been killed in this war. In Afghanistan, several million people have become drug addicts. This is a war strategy as well. Of course, Pakistan is responsible for this.

Pakistan should not think that they’ve brainwashed the Taliban and as a result the Taliban will always follow their orders. After all, the Taliban are patriots and for this reason will defend their country’s interests against threats. We call on the Taliban! They should stop this war immediately. It is a matter of our honour and fatherland.

We ask Mr President Joe Biden, all US politicians, the USA, all five veto powers, the EU, Europe, Israel, every Muslim country, every NATO member state and all five continents, to help and save us Afghans. Many Afghans have died innocent deaths in our country. Our land beyond the Durand Line should be given back to us.

After the withdrawal of the Soviet Army from Afghanistan in 1989, Pakistan / the ISI brainwashed some Afghans on the other side of the Durand Line and trained them as terrorists to use for their own purposes. This is a strategy of Pakistan to kill Afghans with Afghan help. They send Al-Qaeda, IS and other groups to Afghanistan and keep their own provinces such as Punjab and Sindh clean.

Pakistan continues to train terrorists. We thus appeal to the United Nations to move Pakistan from the Grey List to the Black List. 

If Pakistan and ISI do not change their dirty policies, the Afghan people on both sides of the Durand Line are prepared to revolt when it comes to our honour and homeland.                                 

All of us Pashtuns, Balochs, Tajiks, Hazara, Uzbeks, Turkmen, etc., as well as all Afghans living in exile, are one. We should unite. Otherwise, they will oppress us as individual tribes one by one.

The Durand Line has separated families on both sides. Similar divisions of peoples have occurred in many other regions of the world. However, many separated peoples have been reunited. This is why the Afghan people also deserve to be reunited after 128 years of separation by the Durand Line.  Under no circumstances do we want to give the areas behind the Durand Line to Pakistan.

Our families live on the other side of the Durand Line. The area behind the Durand Line was our land, is our land now and will be our land in the future. We say to all Afghans on both sides of the Durand Line, do not let yourselves be intimidated. We are all one people.

Maybe some countries don’t know that part of our country is on the other side of the Durand Line and the people living there are Afghans. You could study the soil and people there, compare the DNA, culture, tradition, skin colour and languages of the Pashtuns and Balochs living there with the people of Afghanistan. You would find that these people have Afghan ethnicity. 

We say: dear Pakistan! It would be much better if you reflected on this and handled this issue carefully. When this fire ignites, it won’t be easy to put it out. The fires of war will then last for hundreds of years. The ultimate outcome will be that millions of Pakistanis and Afghans will perish. In the end, neither you nor we shall win this war.

Dear Pakistan! In 1993, you should have given our land on the other side of the Durand Line back to us. That’s why we respectfully request you to make up for this in a peaceful manner. This will further enhance the friendship, economy, trade and good neighbourliness between our two countries.

I say to the Afghan government and Afghan people, as long as there is no peace in our country, we will not sell our mineral resources.

I appeal to the Afghan people to translate and distribute this letter in different languages.

Best regards

Hayattullah Maiwand

1.Chairman of the FDPA