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Afghanistan
Ismail Khan warns of crisis after deadly mosque bombing in West of Afghanistan
2017-08-04
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The former Jihadi leader Mohammad Ismail Khan has warned regarding deteriorating security situation and possible outbreak of a security crisis after a deadly bombing on a mosque in western 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...
city of Afghanistan.

Speaking during a gathering in his residence on Wednesday, Khan criticized the government for its failure to ensure security and maintain control of the districts.

Strongly condemning the attack on Jawadia mosque in the city, Khan warned that the new coalitions being formed will have a negative impact and could even result to the collapse of the government and lead to a civil war if the government did not take immediate steps to control the situation.

This comes as at least 29 people were killed and nearly 70 others were maimed after a group of jacket wallahs stormed a mosque in Herat city late on Tuesday night.

The Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group grabbed credit for a deadly bombing on a Shi’ite mosque in western Herat province of Afghanistan.

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