August 15 is not merely a date on the calendar; it is an open wound on the tormented body of Afghanistan. It is the day when not only power, but also public trust, the sacrifices of generations, and hope in the structures of the Republic collapsed all at once and were handed over to a group that seized control of the homeland through the logic of violence, tyranny, and the denial of humanity.
On this dark day, there was neither a peaceful transfer of power nor a national decision; rather, it was an act of blatant betrayal and a shameful escape that left the people alone in front of the machinery of repression. The tyrannical Taliban group did not come to power through the will of the people, but through behind-the-scenes deals, threats, and the neutralization of collective will. This is a group that recognizes neither law, nor the people’s vote, nor human dignity.
The Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan considers August 15 as a symbol of the collapse of the Republic-based order and the start of a new cycle of suffering, discrimination, and the stripping away of the rights of the Afghan people. Since that day, our nation has lived under the shadow of suffocation; girls have been deprived of education, women have been expelled from social life, dissenting voices have been suppressed, and the face of the homeland has been shattered by forced displacement, poverty, and violence.
The Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan clearly declares that the domination of the tyrannical Taliban group lacks legal, political, and moral legitimacy, and cannot represent the people of Afghanistan or the future of this land. This imposed situation is not only a negation of justice and freedom but also a serious threat to regional stability and the global values of human rights.
We believe that the path out of this crisis lies not in normalizing the current situation, but in mobilizing collective wisdom, amplifying the voice of the people, and rebuilding a structure based on the free will of the nation, equality of citizens, and genuine political and social participation.
We call on the international community to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, to abandon policies of appeasement and naive engagement, and to direct their support toward forces that believe in human dignity, social justice, and genuine democracy. No lasting peace is possible without justice, and no stability is achievable without the genuine participation of the people.
We stand alongside the afflicted, the silenced activists, the waiting mothers, the exiled youth, and the citizens who still hold in their hearts the dream of a free, equal, and humane Afghanistan. This dream, though besieged, is still alive — for truth cannot be taken captive.
August 15 is not a day to be forgotten; it is a day for awakening the national conscience, a serious reassessment of the past, and a renewed pledge to justice, freedom, and human dignity.