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Afghanistan |
Afghan mosques raided |
2006-07-10 |
Afghan police officers have raided mosques across the volatile southern city of Kandahar and arrested more than 100 people sleeping in compounds, according to Afghan officials. The arrests appeared to be the first large-scale raids of mosques carried out by the country's U.S.-backed government and immediately set off a backlash from Afghan religious leaders. Two clerics in Kandahar condemned the raids, saying they resulted in the arrest of innocent people following a longstanding Afghan tradition of travelers being allowed to spend the night in mosques. The men requested anonymity, fearing reprisal from the government. Police officials said they had received intelligence that unidentified men were meeting in mosques in Kandahar, which experienced a sharp increase in suicide bombings this spring. "Some strange people stay the night at mosques, having meetings," said the Kandahar police chief, Said Aziz Ahmad Wardak. Crowds gathered Friday and Saturday outside police headquarters in Kandahar, he said, but they remained peaceful while waiting for the prisoners to be released. Local religious leaders also met with police officials after the raids. Wardak denied it was Afghan tradition to allow travelers from other regions to stay in mosques, and he called on local clerics to halt the practice. "This is not part of tradition in Kandahar," he said. "A mosque is not a restaurant." |
Posted by:Fred |
#9 You misspelt launch , 6 dear. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-10 15:03 |
#8 Yeah, make 'em skip holy commotion and go straight to lunch. |
Posted by: 6 2006-07-10 13:20 |
#7 Good idea JFM, blow up ANY explosives or arms found in a "mosque" in situ. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-07-10 12:24 |
#6 Afghan police officers have raided mosques across the volatile southern city of Kandahar How about proclaiming that any mosque found containing explosives, Taliban propagnada or suspects (including pro-jihad clerics) in voltaile Kandahar will be made volatile? |
Posted by: JFM 2006-07-10 11:13 |
#5 9.8 |
Posted by: 6 2006-07-10 10:17 |
#4 Now all we need is a turbaned version of the village people ... "Young taliban, there's no need to feel down. I said, young taliban, pick your gun off the ground. I said, young taliban, 'cause you're in a new town There's no need to be unhappy. Young taliban, there's a place you can go. I said, young taliban, when you're short on your ammo. You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find Many ways to have a good time. It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a. It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a. They have everything for you men to enjoy, You can hang out with all the boys ..." |
Posted by: Steve 2006-07-10 10:00 |
#3 There were reports last month of mosque-incitement of jihad terror. Taliban mullahs should be treated as war criminals. Muslims: your preachers are nothing but a bunch of society-destroying, parasites, who are incapable of doing productive work. Think of the Taliban revival as a human-termite infestation, and deal with those bugs. |
Posted by: Anginens Threreng8133 2006-07-10 06:00 |
#2 Young Militants Club of Afghanisan Now all we need is a turbaned version of the village people ... |
Posted by: crosspatch 2006-07-10 00:43 |
#1 "A mosque is not a restaurant." Restaurant, no. Ammo dump, yes. Sniper's nest, yes. HQ/CnC center, yes. Human shield rally point, yes. Recruitment center, yes. But we don't serve no hummus. |
Posted by: Canuckistanian 2006-07-10 00:15 |