Nizamuddin Qaisari, who claims to lead the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Junbish Party), has warned Taliban Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim that he will seek revenge for the beating of a student who was assaulted for wearing an Uzbek cap.
Qaisari issued the warning on Saturday, Mizan 25, during a ceremony in Iran marking National Uzbek Language Day. The event was also attended by Hibatullah Yaqub Oghlu, a student in the Uzbek language department at Kabul University, who was allegedly beaten by Neda Mohammad Nadim around seven months ago for wearing an Uzbek cap.
According to reports, the student was forced to abandon his studies and leave the country following the incident. His beating sparked widespread public condemnation at the time.
Neda Mohammad Nadim reportedly justified the beating by claiming that the student’s cap resembled one worn by Manzoor Pashteen, the leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). He allegedly claimed that wearing such a cap was politically motivated.
Neither the Taliban’s minister of higher education nor his associates have so far commented on Qaisari’s warning.
During the former Afghan Republic, Nizamuddin Qaisari served as one of the commanders of local uprising forces in Qaisar District of Faryab Province and also held the position of district police chief. He was accused by the former republican government of extortion and kidnapping.
Qaisari also had a contentious relationship with Abdul Rashid Dostum, the founder and leader of the Junbish Party.
In Saratan 1401 (July 2022), Qaisari returned to Kabul at the invitation of the Taliban and declared his support for their rule. However, he later returned to Iran.
On 16 Aqrab last year, Qaisari declared himself the president of the Junbish Party during a meeting in Tehran, despite the absence of the party’s leadership members. Abdul Rashid Dostum, the party’s founder and leader, has yet to comment on Qaisari’s move.
Writer:Saeed Sameer
