Taliban’s special security measures to protect Afghan Shia scholars
| Referring to the recent assassinations of Shiites in this province, the head of Herat's Shia Ulema Council said: Taliban security officials have promised to provide weapons and security guards to Shia Ulemas. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, “Mohammed Motahari” head of Herat’s Shia Ulema Council in the West Afghanistan said that following recent attacks against Shiites, especially scholars, Taliban security officials have assured that they will take more serious measures to ensure security. He added: Taliban officials have promised that weapons and security guards in According to reports, five clerics and several Shia civilians were martyred in one month. Motahari also said about the security situation in Herat: “The security situation Unfortunately, it is not good, scholars are under threat and terrorist groups have martyred some scholars in pursuit of their goals”. was done, they promised to do more to ensure the security of the citizens, especially the Shiite community and scholars.
He expressed hope that better security measures will be adopted by the Taliban authorities.
This The Afghan scientist stated: “The (Taliban) government is committed to providing security. It’s not that they (Taliban) are deliberately careless in providing the security of the Shiite community, we see that the security authorities are trying hard and seriously, but the enemy is also doing its work in a stealthy and terrorist way”.
Motahari also said in a conversation with Shafqna about the goals of terrorizing Shiites: terrorist groups have different goals, including seeking to incite the Shiite community against the government and vice versa to make the “Islamic Emirate” pessimistic against the Shiite community.
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He also called the creation of differences between the followers of Sunnis and Shiites and the creation of differences between the ethnic groups of Afghanistan among the other goals of the attacks against Shiites. Schools, mosques and Shia public places should be considered security guards.
Motahari further asked the Taliban government and the local administration of Herat to implement the people’s suggestions in order to provide security.
He also asked the people to cooperate with Herat’s security authorities in order to ensure security. The head of the Shia Ulema Council emphasized: The Shia community has always cooperated with the current government in providing security. People are awake, the government should pay more attention.
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| Publisher | Tasnim News |
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