Tuesday night, the local ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan, ISIS-K, issued a statement claiming credit for Monday’s attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Andiseh in the Herat Province. The Taliban government says investigations into the incident are still ongoing.
On Monday, a gunman entered the mosque during evening prayers, opening fire on worshippers. At least six civilians were reported killed and another was wounded. The imam in the mosque was among the slain. The attacker fled the scene.
For years, ISIS-K has carried out attacks on the Shi’ite minority in Afghanistan, notably the Hazaras. The Taliban had promised to protect the nation’s minorities, both ethnic and religious, but rights groups say little has been done.
Ironically, despite the Taliban claim to have eliminated ISIS from Afghanistan, this most recent attack shows they are still active. Claims of success against the group aren’t new; during the US presence ISIS-K was reported defeated outright more than once, only to come back time and time again.
Post-US attacks have continued. In 2022 ISIS-K attacked an education center in the Shi’ite neighborhood of Kabul, killing at least 53. Sunni Islamist groups in Afghanistan have often gone after Shi’ites as an easy target, as governments have repeatedly failed to protect them.
Residents of Herat reacted in anger after the most recent attack, demanding that the government make more effort to secure all mosques. The Taliban did not address that possibility, only saying that the investigation continues.
A Shi’ite nation itself, neighboring Iran was the first to issue a statement condemning the Herat attack. Pakistan has subsequently offered their own condemnation of the matter.
If they put on an IDF uniform, they could qualify for pension.
They never serm to find anything wrong with Israrl or US. The only purpose this Westetn financed outfit has — stirring up Shia-Sunni hatred.
Thanks to the blood of sacrificial lamb, Palestinisns, there will be no more Sunni/Shia divide. The consequences of such crimes may be felt locally, but on the level of nation-states, we are witnessing a massive escape from the Matrix.
That West-served steak may have tasted good — but it was, like anything in Matrix — not real. Delusion of believing that we are the co-travelers on the same planet — is over. By now it is clear to each and every country on earth who the Matrix is. And they know that within their countries there are still Martix agents advicating for the Matrix presumed benefits.
No country has ever prospered folliowing Matrix “rules based order.”. It always means same — we make rules, we give orders.
Who still thinks that such brand names like ISIS or Al-Qaeda are self-financed?
Yet, with all seriousness we keep in writing in all seriousness about “them”, analyze “their” actions.
We are very slow getting out of Matrix hypnotic grip.