Afghan Taliban Website: Shi’ite Politician Mohammad Mohaqiq And Iran Working With Pakistani ISI To Reduce Sunni Population In Balochistan To A Minority

On May 3, Hindukush Ghag, a website associated with the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban), said that the Shi’ite Afghan politician Mohammad Mohaqiq’s recent visit to Iran was meant to create proxy groups in Balochistan.[1]

A delegation of anti-Taliban opposition leaders visited Iran during the last week of April 2025. The visit was presented as an effort to engage with Iran to mitigate the problems faced by Afghan refugees facing deportation to Afghanistan. Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of Hizb-e-Wahdat party, served as the deputy chief executive of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2019.

Apart from Mohammad Mohaqiq, other members of the delegation included Almas Zahid, the head of the Peace Committee of the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan; Abdullah Qarluq, deputy leader of the National Islamic Movement Party; Habib-ur-Rahman Sayyaf, representative of the Islamic Dawah Organization of Afghanistan; Khwaja Mahbub Siddiqi, representative of the Jamiat-e-Islami Party.

In Balochistan, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and other Baloch organizations have been fighting for the independence of the region from Pakistan. The wider Balochistan region is divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. In Iranian Balochistan, the Sunni jihadi group Jaish Al-Adl has been fighting against Iran.

In an article published in Dari and English, the Hindukush Ghag website said that Mohaqiq’s trip to Iran, though presented as a mission to address migrant issues, had hidden political motives. The website said that Mohaqiq is part of a secret project with Iran and the Pakistani military’s Inter-Services Intelligence to relocate Shi’ite Hazaras into Balochistan to reduce the Sunni majority there to a minority status.

Following are excerpts from the English version of the article checked against the Dari version:

“Mohaqiq Wants To Use Former Military Personnel In Balochistan, In Coordination With The ISI, Against The Baloch People And Control Their Level Of Influence In The Region”

“Mohammad Mohaqiq – The Facilitator Of Foreign Interests And The Maker Of Proxy Groups

“Mohammad Mohaqiq, who remained a political figure during the Karzai and Ghani eras [i.e., 2002-2021], fighting the Russians [during the 1980s], then in the internal conflicts, and later during the fallen Republic, is always part of the conflicts due to his tainted past and notorious character. He has been a tool for others and plays in favor of foreigners.

“Mohammad Mohaqiq, the leader of the [Shi’ite] Unity Party, has close ties with Iran. These ties encompass not only ideological issues but also political and intelligence aspects. Mohaqiq has played a significant role in supplying the Fatemiyoun Brigade proxy group for his personal interests. He respects and praises the sacrifices of this group, while the Fatemiyoun group has been fighting in the Middle East for the benefit of Iran under the support of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard since its inception.

“As a result of Mohaqiq’s close ties with Iran, he is also managing the operations of other proxy groups. During his recent visit to Iran, he requested not to deport former officials and military personnel of the fallen Republic among the refugees.

“Mohaqiq wants to use former military personnel in Balochistan, in coordination with the ISI, against the Baloch people and control their level of influence in the region.”[2]

“[Mohaqiq] Is Accused Of Having Good Relations With The ISI, Of Using This Option To Organize Movements Against Afghanistan”

“Mohaqiq is a divisive and despised figure among the Afghan people, who has always played with Afghanistan’s fate for the benefit of foreign powers. He is accused of having good relations with the ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistani military], of using this option to organize movements against [Taliban-ruled] Afghanistan, aiming to once again place Afghanistan under foreign influence.

“Mohammad Mohaqiq is also a two-faced politician. During the fallen Republic, although he accused the corrupt Republic of corruption, he himself had formed a circle of corruption and was involved in corruption within the government through his group members.

“For example, in the month of Aqrab in 1395 (2016), five people were suspended from the Interior Ministry, including the Deputy for Logistics Mortaza Rahimi, who was a close associate of Mohaqiq.

“He supports many corrupt people, aiming to secure his influence and position despite criticism of Ghani’s government, and under the guise of being an influential figure, he participates in all major decisions.

“On one hand, he has been criticizing the republic and Ghani for several years, and on the other hand, he desires the Republic’s soldiers as proxy mercenaries and works to prevent their expulsion from Iran. such hypocritical behavior cannot be justified as loyalty to the former officials, soldiers, or the system as a whole.”