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To become a nation, Afghanistanhas three core blind spots, and as long as these three problems are not covered,it is impossible for us to become a nation, have a meaningful government andenjoy our political and social rights like other countries.

A handful of people run Afghanistan while the average public always finds themselves oppressed. However, to get out of this situation, they do nothing or their actions are always arisen out of ethnic, sectarian, religious or linguistic affiliations and dependence. One notable example is the Wolesi Jirga and the Meshrano Jirga representatives, who do not represent their constituents in real terms. Most of the Upper and Lower House representatives work as Afghans call commission workers, who the ministers have to bribe to get the vote of approval or confidence. These representatives have failed their constituents several times, but the latter still supports them. The elections of 2014 and 2019 are no exception. Such a situation implies that we have a majority ignorant, minority treacherous problem. Ignorance does not mean that our people do not know or are unaware, but that they are so engrossed in dependency chains that they neglect prosperity as a nation. Until we do not sacrifice the Is and the Wes for the nation, the minority treacherous will always rule us.

Japan gained its freedom along with Afghanistan. The atomic bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only destroyed the infrastructure and killed a large number of human resources but also resulted in a generation of slow learners. To tackle the problems, the country appointed an intelligent kid to help train every nine slow learners, and work as the Niners teacher and leader. The teachers worked voluntarily for a long time, too.

Today, Japan is one of thedeveloped countries of the world and Afghanistan cannot be compared to Japan. Unfortunately,Afghanistan uses the reverse case. In our country, nine smart leaders are ledby someone who has failed as a follower. This weak follower or slow learnerin all areas of life reduces the speed, efficiency and effectiveness of thenine smart leaders. You must have noticed that our young Fulbrighters and Chevenersworking under such slow learners in civilian, military, nonprofit andnonprofit institutions

I find it extremely funny thatyoung leaders with good educational and working backgrounds are hired and latertold what to do instead of being asked what needs to be done. Both the leadersand followers are happy in such an arrangement while no positive change is observedin anyones life including the country. It is high time that we permanentlydistance these weak followers from the political, social, and economic scenes andmake way for mainstream leaders or obligate the slow learners tolearn from smart leaders.

According to a recent study, Afghanistan is one of the countries that top the list of Islamic countries in performing prayer. But does such an achievement represent the knowledge of Islam amongst Afghans? If the Afghan practices are properly studied, we will realize that our knowledge of Islam is minimal. Most of our government leaders take an oath of serving the people on the Quran, but we are still one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Islam requires that we treat women well in our family and community, but we use them as tools and we do not consider them more than cooks, cleaners, concubines and incubines. Islam entitles women to their fathers heritage, but most Afghans deprive them of their heritage, including the very fathers. Unfortunately, in an almost 100 percent Muslim state, women do not have physical and mental safety. The teachers and Mullahs, who should carry on the Prophets legacy, (sexually) abuse children. Islam says suicide and killing of innocent are forbidden. However, a group of people sees it as a means of warfare and achievement of their goals, marking divine prohibition null and void and the list is long, but we will suffice with these examples.

Our religious naivet has been the byproduct of little knowledge of Islam. You can literally do anything by using an Afghans religious naivet. Tens of Afghans can flock to a mosque in a crowded place and storm an unknown lady to death because she has allegedly burned the Quran. This is amongst very dangerous character traits that blind an Afghan of the fact that s/he is not a judge, the Supreme Court, aMufti,etc. Like it has always happened, a shrewd religious scholar can misuse the teachings of the Quran and Hadith however he wants to carry out his own agenda. Since conflict has been the recipe so far, Afghans religious naivety has caused several conflicts throughout history. The abdication of King Amanullah Khan by Habibullah Kalakani and the Taliban regime as a whole are two examples. Arabic, Quranic interpretation,Tajweed,Hadith,Siret-ul-Nabi and a host of other important religioussubjects need to be taught more comprehensively at school levels so that Afghan children are equipped with proper religious education upon graduation and not fall prey to extremism.

Nasrat Esmaty has a Master of Arts Degree in Poverty and Development from the Institute of Development Studies in the UK and an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences from San Joaquin Delta College in the U.S. He is the author of Blue Blood Mirage on the Other Side of Illusion and constantly writes or blogs on development issues with a focus on gender poverty.

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