BAHARIN LEHIB

Jalalabad- Since Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive and toppled the Assad regime on December 8, 2024, imperialist states have made great efforts to use this situation as an opportunity to drive Syria into instability. They even make efforts to portray Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of HTS, as a democratic figure, as they did in Afghanistan for their own political interests.

The Turkish state has intensified its attacks on North and East Syria to take control of the region by taking advantage of this opportunity.

“We share the same pain with the Syrian people,” said Sahar Rasouli, an Afghan women’s rights activist from the city of Jalalabad, stressing that Afghanistan suffers from the same political crisis suffered by Syria.

She also drew attention to the policies of radical Islamists supported by imperialist countries. “If the governments in Syria and Afghanistan were deprived of financial support, they would collapse overnight,” she added, condemning the countries providing financial support to the radical Islamist groups in both Syria and Afghanistan.

‘I get strength from fighters in Syria’

Sahar Rasouli also commented on the ongoing Turkish attacks on North and East Syria. “Whenever I watch news about Rojava and hear the killing of civilians in Erdoğan’s barbaric attacks, my heart bleeds for them. In addition, I get strength from the brave female and male fighters resisting the attacks. Whenever I see these fighters, I say that all the people oppressed by fascist and imperialist states will unite, defend themselves, overthrow these brutal governments and achieve victory.”