{"id":14761,"date":"2025-12-22T23:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=14761"},"modified":"2025-12-22T23:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:45:20","slug":"dasht-e-leili-through-the-talibans-lens-a-symbol-of-victimhood-and-hostility-toward-marshal-dostum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/dasht-e-leili-through-the-talibans-lens-a-symbol-of-victimhood-and-hostility-toward-marshal-dostum\/","title":{"rendered":"Dasht-e-Leili Through the Taliban\u2019s Lens: A Symbol of Victimhood and Hostility Toward Marshal Dostum."},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14766\" src=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amarshallew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amarshallew.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amarshallew-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amarshallew-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amarshallew-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amarshallew-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dasht-e-Leili Through the Taliban\u2019s Lens: A Symbol of Victimhood and Hostility Toward Marshal Dostum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Nur Mohammad Saqib, the Taliban\u2019s Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, during a visit to Jawzjan Province, toured the Dasht-e-Leili area and once again highlighted the site as a symbol of the \u201csuffering and victimhood\u201d of Taliban forces.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong> He stressed that those killed in Dasht-e-Leili would never be forgotten, describing the area as part of the Taliban\u2019s historical memory and as evidence of what the group calls the \u201ccrimes of their enemies.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>According to a statement from the Taliban\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, Saqib inspected facilities established in Dasht-e-Leili, including the cemetery, a protective wall, and a mosque built at the site. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The statement quoted him as saying that \u201cthe pure blood shed as a result of oppression and coercion strengthened the foundations of the Islamic system,\u201d reflecting the Taliban\u2019s ideological interpretation of the event as a source of legitimacy for their rule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Taliban directly link Dasht-e-Leili to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, leader of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, whom they accuse of responsibility for the killing of Taliban members after the collapse of their regime in 2001.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>By repeatedly advancing this narrative, the Taliban have turned Dasht-e-Leili into a symbol of their long-standing hostility toward Dostum, underscoring the depth of their political and military animosity toward him and his associates.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dasht-e-Leili Through the Taliban\u2019s Lens: A Symbol of Victimhood and Hostility Toward Marshal Dostum. Nur Mohammad Saqib, the Taliban\u2019s Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, during a visit to Jawzjan Province, toured the Dasht-e-Leili area and once again highlighted the site as a symbol of the \u201csuffering and victimhood\u201d of Taliban forces. 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