Rumors Swirl Amidst Communication Blackout: Taliban Tensions Exposed

Kokcha News Agency: On that day when the antennas were cut off, no one knew anything. Everyone analyzed according to their own understanding, and a rumor circulated that they had killed Hibatullah and Mullah Baradar had replaced him, but Haqqani did not accept the Sheikh’s body being buried and the Taliban leaders agreeing on a single leader.

Later, communications were restored. One version was that all the Taliban leaders had gathered in Bagram and that all members of the meeting were allies of the American base in Bagram; but in order to keep Sheikh Hibatullah and his other associates away from the issue and to be able to easily talk with the American delegation in Bagram and not be worried.

Another version was that an uprising had taken place and they had captured Bagram, and because of this amazing operation, they had cut off communications. Because of these rumors, the situation in Mazar-i-Sharif became military and the prison gates were surrounded with security.

Some said that America had put pressure and wanted to say that if you don’t give us the Bagram base, you won’t be able to use the internet anymore. They wanted to make the Taliban understand that they do not have an independent communication system and that everything is in our hands.

One part of the rumors was that they cut off communications and had a meeting with the Russian and Chinese delegation in Bagram and said that you know America is looking for an excuse to come to Bagram. Now we have neither strength nor gold; If America comes, how can I stand against Trump? If you give Afghanistan equipment, give us an agreement so that we can be militarily completed so that if America wants to come, we can also refuse, and if it wants to fight militarily, you support us in the rear front.

In short, there were dozens of such news. But on the day when there was no antenna, I went to my work and was very inquisitive, but there was no one from the Taliban who was not worried and panicked. In fact, the morale of the Taliban had collapsed. In any case, the most popular news right now is that the Taliban elders had a meeting in Bagram, and no one from the lower ranks knows about the content of the meeting and the members of the meeting.