life of our martyred
leader, Abdul Ali Mazari, is a clear reflection of the lives of his
people in our country's painful history. He was born to poverty and
deprivation, lived as a refugee even in his own country, but died a
hero.
The exact birthdate of our martyred leader, is not clear, but he
was born into a poor peasant family in 1325 AH (1946) in Nanvayee, a
village in Charkent, Mazar-i Sharif in Balkh province. He began his
primary schooling in theology at the local school in his village, then
went to Mazar-i Sharif , and on to theology school in Qom and Najaf.
Throughout this period, he faced poverty in his own life and was aware
of it in the lives of his people, and strove indefatigably and with
total honesty for its eradication. The political activities of our
maryred leader in Iran led to his imprisonment and torture by the
Shah's regime on several occasions.
Simultaneously with the occupation of our country by the Red Army,
our martyred leader returned to his birthplace and took leadership of
his people's armed jigad. The legendary struggles of our martyed
leader in Charkent, Sholgar, Chantal and other northern regions is the
pride of our nation's justified resestance. During the first years of
the jihad, he lost his young brother, Mohammad Sultan, in a face to
face battle with fo the occupying army, as well as his sister and
several other members of his family. His uncle, Mohammad Ja'afar, and
his son, Mohammad Afzal, were imprisoned and killed by the puppet
regime in Kabul. He also lost his father, Haji Khadadad, and his
brother, Haji Mohammad Nabi, in the rebellion and liberation struggle
of his nation.
Our martyred leader was one of the founders of the Islamic Wahdat
Party of Afghanistan and one of its hones, hardworking, brave and
sefless members. In the first Congress he was elected leader of the
Central Committee and in the second Congress, Secretary_General of the
Wahdat Party. Ustad Mazari's initiative led to the creation of the
Jonbesh-e Shomal (Northern Movement), in which the country's most
significant military force joined ranks with the Mujahideen, leading
to a coup d'etat and the eventual downfall of the regime in Kabul.
The leadership of the resistance, and the holy struggle by our
freedom-loving people in the city of blood and rebellion, Kabul,
marked an immortal legendary war of resistance in our history. During
this period, our martyred leader fought step by step alongside his
proud nation, for the protection of our national honour and dignity,
with steadfastness, certainty and honesty, to crush the twin monsters
of monopoly and fascism.Twenty-six fierce wars imposed on our people
by their enemies were repulsed, and wile the majority of our leaders
escaped to safety with their own lives, our leader vowed to his
people: "I have no interests at heart other than your interests. I
have never asked God to seperate me from you just to save my own life
and leave you alone on the battlefield... I have always wished for my
blood to be shed and to be killed in your midst...Away from you, my
life has no value."
Our martyred leader was the promoter of human rights and Islamic
brotherhood for all our country's peoples, and insisted that "the
demand for rights is a call for brotherhood amongst the different
peoples, not for enmity." He would proclaim in certainty: "we have
never had anything in Afghanistan and do not want any advantages now.
We simply want to crush the monster of monopoly." In the persuit of
national unity, our martyred leader initiated the valuable Supreme
Coordination Council, where for the first time, the practice of
brotherhood and equality amongst all our country's peoples was
successfully put to the test.
With this initiative, our martyred leader transformed the
atmosphere of black pessimism and hostility amongst our country's
different peaples- the outcome of the doomed policies of Afghanistan's
senseless leaders - to a healthy atmosphere of brotherhood and
partnership. The poisoned and hostile relations between our
Country's different peoples was cause of great suffering for our
martyred leader. When asked by Sayed Mansour Nabi: "What are your
demands for your people?", he replied: "Our only wish for our people
is that being Hazara should no longer be a crime." The bloody tragedy
at Afshar marked the darkest moment in our leader's life, the memory
of which always brought tears to his eyes, whereupon he would sigh: "I
wish I had not been alive to see the
Afshar tragedy." In his speech in 8 Sour 1372 AH (28 April 1994),
on the day of the execution of the traitors responsible for the events
at Afshar, he said: "the Afshar tragedy has completely overturned my
beliefs." The hatred inspired in our leader by the collaborators and
traitors, was rooted in the depth of a tragedy which continued to pain
him. In his speech at the commemoration ceremony for the martyrs of 23
Sonboleh 1373 AH (14 Sept 1994), Ustad Mazari, who exposed the depth
of his pain, bitterly sighed: "the painful events of the Afshar
tragedy, from whose memory our people and future generations shall
always suffer and hurt, was the work of collaborators, led by Mr.
Anvari." In recalling Sayed Hadi's betrayal, he added: "you must by
aware that the bitter events accidentally; there were collaborators
involved." He added: "it is Mr Hadi who is responsible for the blood
of Ashar's 700 martyrs and disappeared, and for the destruction and
looting of 4000 homes."
Our martyred leader, Mazari, more than anything else suffered and
was pained by treachery and collaboration by outsiders against the
people. Reactionary Shi'ism, servil by nature and essence, always
pressurized him and kissed the hand that shed the blood of our
people's sons. The conspiracy of 23 Sonboleh 1373 (14 Sept 1994) by
Massoud's fascism in collaboration with reactionary Shi'ism, was
neutralized as a result of our martyred leader's steadfastness and
certainty, and Kabul's aware and freedom-loving people. Following this
conspiracy, reactionary Shi'ism was rejected by the people, and
revealed its true anti-populist nature in its flight into the arms of
the enemy.
Following the utter failure of fascism's assaults on our people, it
was the forces reactionary Shi'ism wich continued to entourage the
enemy to attach and conquer West Kabul. Following the withdrawal if
Hizb-i Islami forces from Kabul, reactionary Shi'ism began its
programme of propaganda against the people of West Kabul via Showra-ye
Nizar's radio station....
Following fascism's barbaric reprisals at the end of Dalv
(February), our martyred leader and the heroic people of West
undertook a legendary and brave defensive which lasted until Saturday,
21 Hoot (11 March 1995), and immortalized the legend of resistance
with their defense against its last three-day assault.
However, when the Taliban - these false bearers of peace -
suggested mediaing to end the fighting, the Islamic Wahdat Party
leadership welcomed them out their honest and trusting belief in the
Taliban's aims, and placed them in some if its front-line positions.
Unfortunately, in view of outside provocation and the Taliban's lack
of familiarity with the social strains on our people and country, in
partycular the people of West Kabul, they forcefully disarmed the
Islamic Wahdat Party's brave fighters and evacuated them from their
positions, ignoring the concerns of the Islamic Wahdat Party's leader
over the Taliban's inability to defend these positions in West Kabul.
Even so, our martyred leader, Mazari, in view of his own sincere
desire to end the Taliban's insistance, and handed over the party's
positions to them. Alas, following the fascists' first assault, the
Taliban abandoned their positions and the people of West Kabul to
their fate at the hands of the bloodthirsty adversary without defense.
In spite of this, at 2:30 pm on the afternoon of Saturday
(3/11/1995), martyr Mazari sent this, his last letter, to Mulla Burjan
via the honourable Al-Haz Abdul Hussain Maqsoodi, member if the
Islamic Wahdat Party Central Committee: "Mr Mulla Burjan, Greetings...
We told you before that you would not be able to defend our front-line
positions. We are still ready to defend our people if you release our
heavy arms and arsenal into our hands. We can form a fron-line of
defence against Showra-ye Nizar and Rabbani composed of these people.
Our envoy has come to you; clarify your position so that we can take
control of all of West Kabul."
After sending this letter our martyred leader dispatched a letter
to the brave people of West Kabul, appealing to them to fight to the
last breath to repulse the enemies of their honour and good name, and
to prevent a repetition of the Afshar tragedy.
Our leader's letter, which was sent at a very sensitive time, was
read only in a few mosques in West Kabul. When Mulla Burjan, the
Taliban commander, requested a personal meeting with Ustad Mazari, our
leader set off at 3:30 pm, in the company of a group of the Islamic
Wahdat Party Central Committee members, in a convoy of two cars
towards the arranged meeting place, whereupon Mulla Burjan abducted
them in the most shameful and un-Islamic way in the vicinity of Pu;-e
Ghul Bagh and transferred them to Char Asia.
The dishonourable and un-Islamic treatment of Ustad Mazari by the
Taliban has been witnessed and reported by foreign journalists. This
treatment exposed the continued existence of the depth of hatred and
blind prejudice in the face of the ideals of truth, freedom and
justice. The Taliban's next move of transferring Ustad Mazari and his
martyred companions to Qandahar and their execution on the way there
was the conclusion of the Taliban's treacherous anti-nationalist
conspiracy and the expusyre of their blind prejudice and hatred.
Alas, Mazari, our people's brave child and the immortal
personification of legendary honour and self-sacrifice was executed by
the Taliban on Sunday 21/12/1373 (March 11 1995), and began his holy
ascent to that holy place reserved for him. Byt our nation's painful
history, was once again added to. The loss of our martyred leader,
Mazari, signals a repetition of the unrelenting tragedy suffered by
the Hazara peple and each and every oppressed soul in our country.
Mazari, who was a refugee just like his people, even in his own
homeland, has now turned into our nation's immortal hero, whose red
blood boils in the veins of every conscientious human being.
Today, Mazari is no longer and individual, but the personification
of a nation. Today our society's every justice-seeking Hazara ahd
citizen is another Mazari. The Taliban, whose deceitful and murderous
face was tainted for the first time with the blood of our people's
leader, shall pay a heavy price for their shameful and inexpedint
actions. The death of justice and liveration at the black hearts of
the Taliban and their supporters.
Mazari's soul will be the totem of the dispossessed
which will forever be in flight from its resting place to knock on the
door of every conscientious Hazara and Afghan