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Religious Scholar Gunned Down in Northeastern Afghanistan
Another one killed by the Taliban because they aren’t quite in agreement? Or perhaps he diddled the wrong father’s child... [KhaamaPress] Local sources in the Afghan northeastern province of Kunar say that unidentified button men killed a religious scholar in Kunar province... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... According to the sources, the victim is identified as an Imam (prayer leader) of a mosque in Kunar province, who went by the name Sheikh Mohammad Israel Sahibzada. The religious scholar is reportedly killed by unknown gunnies on Friday evening, 29th of July, as he was returning home from prayer in the Sahibzada village in Kunar province. While the Taliban  ...Arabic for students... officials have not yet responded to the accident, the perpetrators are alleged to have fled the scene of the crime. Afghanistan’s capital and provinces have experienced a rise in insecurity recently. A leading Salafi scholar and well-known religious figure, Sardar Wali Saqib, was murdered at his place of residence two weeks ago in Kabul. Sheikh Sardar Wali Saqib was the head of a religious seminary in the Naranjebagh region of Jalalabad district, in the center of Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province, where many students are pursuing religious education. Despite the Taliban’s claims of security, mysterious killings and other crimes continue in several provinces. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-08-01 |
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