Sovereignty Support Movement Sovereignty for West Asia
by Timothy Alexander Guzman, published on Global Research, February 21, 2026
Editor’s Note: Afghanistan, a country that has experience U.S. aggression since before the Taliban came to power, is a neighbor of Iran. Many Afghan refugees live or have lived in Iran. But this is a new fresh Taliban. Look how young the speakers are in the image above!
The Taliban is once again making headlines when they recently declared that they will back Iran if, or when the US and Israel launch an attack on the country.
According to a recent report,
“Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the Taliban‑led government in Afghanistan, has said that Afghans are prepared to “cooperate and show sympathy” with the people of Iran if the United States launches a military attack” continued, “Speaking in an interview with the Pashto service of Radio Iran, Mujahid stated that if Tehran requests assistance in the event of a U.S. attack, Afghanistan’s people are ready —within their capacity — to offer cooperation and solidarity.”
Mujahid mentioned Iran’s victory in the 12-day war against the US-Israel attacks back in June saying that Tehran “was victorious in the 12‑day war” and would prevail again because it “has the capability, is in the right, and has the right to defend itself.”
The Jerusalem Post reported that
“In January 2025, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir KhanMuttaqi, hosted a delegation in Kabul led by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss multiple issues, including water resources, Afghan migrants, and security of the shared borders.”
Araghchi met with high-level officials of the Taliban-led government including Mohammad Hassan Akhund to most likely, increase cooperation between Afghanistan and Iran.
It was reported by The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in the Long War Journal section, which is a Zionist-based think-tank in Washington, D.C. that on June 13th, Taliban spokesman Mujahid had released a statement declaring that
“The Taliban has condemned Israeli strikes on Iranian soil, including the elimination of nuclear personnel, denouncing the attacks as “actions that flagrantly violate the core tenets of international law.”
Mujahid also had criticized Israel and its war on the Gaza Strip,
“These actions unfold at a time when the oppressed people of Palestine, particularly in Gaza, endure relentless and devastating assaults, with the occupying regime persisting in these activities in defiance ofhumanitarian and international norms.”
The Taliban Has Experience in Defeating US Forces
The 911 false-Flag terror attack was eventually blamed on Osama Bin Laden and the US created Al-Qaeda network. So on October 7th, 2001, the Bush regime authorized the US military and their allies to invade Afghanistan to dismantle the Taliban under Operation Enduring Freedom which was supported by the majority of the US population who was in shock after the attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC and the Pentagon. The US and its allies including the UK, Canada and Australia began with a major air campaign attacking cities in Afghanistan including Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad with various military aircraft including F- 14’s, F-18s, B-1s, B-2s and B-52 bombers. All sorts of bombs and cruise missiles were also used by the US and British Navies. Special operation forces from the US and UK were also on the ground during the operation.
However, the ‘Graveyard of Empires’ added the US empire to its list as the Taliban regained its power after the US withdrew its military on August 15, 2021. The US government spent more than $2.3 trillion on the war with over 2,400 U.S. military deaths and more than 20,000 injured. Under the Trump regime, the US military left behind billions of dollars of military equipment (which the Taliban now owns) in a botched attempt to exit Afghanistan.
The Trump regime has indirectly inspired the Taliban to take-up arms along with Yemen, Lebanon (Hezbollah) and Iraqi resistance groups if they decide to attack Iran. World War III is now a reality that will change the geopolitics of the world as Trump is getting close to making a rash decision to attack Iran. The question is, what is the Trump regime willing to do to remain a hegemonic power in the Middle East and beyond when the growing resistance is prepared to fight until the end? Will Washington decide to use a nuclear weapon on the Middle East if they realize that they are about to lose the war?
Timothy Alexander Guzman writes on his own blog site, Silent Crow News, where this article was originally published. He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).
