1- The origin of this War is the US occupation of Afghanistan, which resulted in the Pashtun tribes across the Pak-Afghan border, resisting the US occupation in line with their love for Jihad against the foreign Kaffir aggression.

2- The US is financing this War through the Coalition Support Fund as a bribery for the traitors in the regime to burn Pakistan's armed forces as fuel in America's crusade.

3- The US aims to build military bases in Afghanistan and wants the Kabul government to sign a bilateral security pact which ensures this presence. The US wants to crush the resistance to permanent US military presence in Afghanistan. This resistance is coming from the tribes along Pak-Afghan border.

4- America has created divisions between the Pakistan Army and the Pashtun tribes through its covert attacks on the armed forces in civilians to malign the pure Jihad against the occupation. Historically, both joined hands to defeat the Soviet Union. The fight between Muslims of tribal areas and Pakistan Army has weakened Pakistan Army's ability to secure Pakistan and its wider region from harm.

5- To support the US War on Terror the civilian and military leadership of Pakistan abandoned the support for Jihad in Kashmir, which significantly weakened the Kashmir Cause.

6- The War on Terror has weakened Pakistan against India. India has felt relief on the Kashmir front, as Pakistan's rulers have moved troops from the Indian border to the Afghan border, further weakening Pakistan's stance against India.

7- The War on Terror has caused more than $100 billion loss to Pakistan's economy. This is more than the US civilian and military aid to the country.

8- Allah (swt) has forbidden the Muslims from making alliance with the Kuffar. The Raheel-Nawaz regime's alliance with the US is against the commands of Allah (swt) and such an alliance must be ended immediately. Allah (swt) said: ((إِنَّمَا يَنْهَـكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَـتَلُوكُمْ فِى الدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّن دِيَـرِكُمْ وَظَـهَرُواْ عَلَى إِخْرَجِكُمْ أَن تَوَلَّوْهُمْ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الظَّـلِمُون)) "It is only as regards those who fought against you on account of religion, and have driven you out of your homes, and helped to drive you out, that Allah forbids you to befriend them. And whosoever will befriend them, then such are the Zalimun (wrong-doers those who disobey Allah)." [Surah Al Mumtahinah 60:9]

9- Pakistan's participation in the War on Terror has resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians and armed forces personnel. It is forbidden for Muslims to fight and kill each other. Allah (swt) said, ((وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا)) "And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his Recompense is Hell to abide therein, and the Wrath and the Curse of Allah are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for Him." [Surah An-Nisa 4:93].

10- The War on Terror has created divisions within the Muslims of Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as Muslims within Pakistan. Allah (swt) has forbidden division amongst Muslims and commanded unity on the basis of Islam. Allah (swt) revealed, ((وَاعْتَصِمُواْ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلاَ تَفَرَّقُواْ وَاذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُم أَعْدَآءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَاناً وَكُنتُمْ عَلَى شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُمْ مِّنْهَا)) "And hold fast all of you to the Rope of Allah and do not be divided. And remember the favour that Allah has bestowed upon you, for you used to be enemies to each other but Allah joined your hearts together, so that you became brothers in Islam by His Favour. And you were on the pit of a fire and He saved you from it." [Surah Aali Imran 3:103]

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Engineer Moez Mobeen, Islamabad, Pakistan