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Iran condemns assassination of Afghan shia cleric
[EN.ABNA24] Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has vehemently condemned the liquidation of a prominent Afghan shia holy man in Herat...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... According to the official website of Iran's Foreign Ministry, in a Monday statement, Ghasemi expressed regret over the liquidation of Mohammad-Jafar Tawakkoli, a religious scholar from the western province of Herat, and said such attacks which have recently gained momentum seem to be carried out with the aim of creating division among various groups and religions in Afghanistan. He then expressed sympathy with the family of Shia holy man and said the Islamic Theocratic Republicremains confident that, like in the past, the vigilant Moslem nation of Afghanistan will foil the plots hatched by enemies and those who seek to divide the Afghan people. Ghasemi also noted that the enemies will fail to break the unity of religious groups in Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2018-06-26 |
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