The new appeal from Tajik militants on the territory of a neighboring country has raised concerns in society. A video appeal featuring two armed men in military uniforms has surfaced online. One of them threatens Emomali Rahmon in Tajik, stating that he will soon be ousted and they will enter Tajikistan. It appears that the […]
The new appeal from Tajik militants on the territory of a neighboring country has raised concerns in society.
A video appeal featuring two armed men in military uniforms has surfaced online. One of them threatens Emomali Rahmon in Tajik, stating that he will soon be ousted and they will enter Tajikistan.
It appears that the video was filmed on the territory of Afghanistan.
The militants did not reveal their real names. One of them mentioned his nickname – Muawiya Khorasani. Both had their faces covered. Muawiya Khorasani referred to Emomali Rahmon’s government as a “communist regime” and a “government of infidels” that will soon be overthrown.
The flags on their chests, as well as behind them on the wall, caught the attention of the press and experts. Some called it the flag of the “Jamaat Ansarullah of Tajikistan,” although they do not resemble it. The flag in the video has features of both the Afghan Taliban and the Islamic State.
The leader of the National Alliance of Tajikistan, Muhiddin Kabiri, stated in an interview with Afghanistan International that he was unaware of this.
“The government of Tajikistan, as usual, always conceals information and informs the media and experts very late, which leads to misunderstandings and sometimes to errors in judgment and assessment of these events,” Kabiri stated.
This video was published against the backdrop of a recent bloody incident on the Tajik-Afghan border, which resulted in the death of a Chinese citizen and injuries to four others. For this reason, the video featuring the militants has attracted significant attention.
So far, the authorities of Tajikistan have not commented on the bloody incident in the Shamsiddin Shohin area of the Khatlon region of Tajikistan, nor have they officially responded to these new threats.
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has recognized the movement “Taliban Afghanistan” and the movement “Ansarullah Tajikistan” as terrorist organizations, and their activities on the territory of the country are prohibited.