Afghanistan: Taliban increase security measures at Shia mosques in Kabul

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Taliban authorities tightened security measures at Shia mosques in Kabul on Sunday, with armed soldiers performing security checks, stopping cars driving nearby, and remaining stationed outside religious centres.

The move came as the country experienced two Islamic State suicide bombing attacks on worshippers in a span of a single week, which reportedly killed over 120 people.

“The current issue of insecurity is worrying all our people. We are worried. On two consecutive Fridays, our people were targeted in mosques with heavy casualties,” said Sadiq Samadi, Imam of a Shia mosque in Kabul as the attacks have scared many Shiite Muslims in the country, adding “We demand from the Islamic Emirate to make serious efforts to secure the mosques and religious centres.”

The militia group ISIS-K recently claimed responsibility for the attacks through their news agency Amaq.

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SOT, Yusof Joya, Shiite Muslim (Dari): “Yes, we are afraid because, in the last few years, ISIS terrorists have a specific and general purpose, the general target is all over Afghanistan, and the specific target is the Shiite people. We are really scared of that, and we demand from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to do like the previous government, which cooperated with the people to arm them and paid them to secure the mosques. In this way, the security of the mosques was ensured. Still, after the Islamic Emirate came, the local guards were banned, and ISIS could attack easily.”

SOT, Qari Salawodin, Security chief in Kabul’s third district (Pashto): “When the Islamic Emirate entered Kabul, they took security measures for the security of our Shiite brothers. The current situation is not bad, but some accidents have occurred after this. Our Mujahedeen will be obliged in all mosques, and our Shiite brothers will not worry about insecurity.”

SOT, Qari Salawodin, Security chief in Kabul’s third district (Pashto): “God willing, this won’t be a big restriction, and it will disappear as soon as possible, and we will get rid of this tragedy soon. We will give good news to the people of Afghanistan, especially to our Shiite brothers, that the ISIS project is over soon.”

SOT, Sadiq Samadi, Imam of Shia mosque (Dari): “The current issue of insecurity is worrying all our people. They are worried. In two consecutive Fridays, our people were targeted in mosques with heavy casualties.”

SOT, Sadiq Samadi, Imam of Shia mosque (Dari): “We demand from the Islamic Emirate to make serious efforts to secure the mosques and religious centres.”

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