The victims were Muslims who were praying inside a mosque, but as far as the Taliban are concerned, they’re apostates, for allying with Infidels (in contravention of Qur’an 3:28 and 5:51) and fighting against their fellow Muslims (in contravention of Qur’an 4:92), and so they can lawfully be killed according to Islamic law.
“Suicide blast at Afghanistan mosque kills at least 26 gathered to pray,” Reuters, November 23, 2018:
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide blast at a mosque in an army base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 26 people and wounded 50, security officials in the area said, although there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
One security official said the victims had gathered for Friday prayers at the mosque in the Ismail Khel district of Khost province.
All those killed in the suicide attack were working for the Afghan security forces, said Captain Abdullah, a military spokesman in Khost, who goes by only one name.
The Taliban, who are waging a war to oust the Western-backed Afghan government and expel foreign forces from Afghanistan, have launched a series of high-profile attacks Taliban against Afghan security forces in recent weeks….
Friday’s attack came three days after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a gathering of religious scholars in Kabul, the capital.
Officials said 55 scholars marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad were killed and more than 90 injured in the blast in a banquet hall.
mortimer says
Afghastlistan is one of the most FANATICAL of the Muslim countries.
The Afghans will only get out of this mess when they realize that ISLAM is the SOURCE of most of their miseries.
Walter Sieruk says
That some of the Muslims who make up the Taliban would murder other Muslims would puzzle some Westerns who understand the Islam teaches the it’s only good thing to kill people who are non-Muslims are never Muslims. The answer the Taliban feel the they are only killing hypocrites when the kill peaceful Muslims .is explain by the following.
As to further explain in a way to make this clear to other those Westerners , the terms “Radical Muslim” and “Islamic extremist” is actually a misuse of terms. “Moderate Muslim” are actually Western term and not that well known in the Islamic Middle East. This is because what In the Islamic mindset in the Muslim Middle East as well as in Indonesia and other Muslim controlled country what the non-Muslims of the Western nations view as “radical and “extremist” the Muslims of those places in the world see as “Normal” and even Devout and committed to the Cause of Islam”. Likewise they view those who Westerns see as “Moderate Muslims” those of the Islamic worldview and non-devout and non –committed Muslims. The violent jihadists even see them as “hypocrites.” Therefore, this explains the jihadist chant of those jihad-minded Muslims in different Islamic terror organizations. When they chant out loud “Death to infidels and hypocrites.” Meaning Death to people who and not Muslims and people who are non- jihadist Muslims.
Therefore , this is the reason why the Muslims of the Taliban feel that it’s OK to kill many other Muslims
gravenimage says
The Taliban does not claim responsibility for this specific Jihad terror attack–but they have, of course, done many others.
Angemon says
What has the world come to when a poor, law-abiding muslim can’t even go to the mosque and hear “death to infidels!” without being killed by another poor, law-abiding muslim who considers the first muslim to be the infidel!!!!!
Walter Sieruk says
This above news reports from Afghanistan about he heinous massacre committed by the Taliban should serve as a reminder that the Taliban savages have no honor and can’t be trusted to keep any promise the they might happen to made in a future “peace talks” the some hopeful but naive people of the West would like to have .For the Taliban would engage in the Islamic lies and deception of Taqiyya in any “peace talks’ , they might part part in . the future The Taliban have proven time and time again , by their own actions that they have no honor and would only keep their “promise’s’ that they might make only for a long as it would suite them and no longer.
In addition , President Trump is so intelligent that he should listen to the wisdom of the US military generals on many important subjects concerning Islamic terrorism. As for example, the very important topic of Afghanistan and the brutal and murderous Taliban. The US generals should inform the President that even the idea of having worthwhile, constructive “negotiations” with the Taliban is sheer folly. For the deceptive and disingenuous Taliban have proven time and time again by their own behavior , that they are a ruthless, brutal vicious gang of thugs with no honor at all, not even a little bit.. So in any kind of “dialogue” the Taliban will speak the truth only when it happened to suite them. The rest of the time they will be speaking half-truths and also be outright lying. Likewise, the Taliban will keep their word in anything that they may happen to promise only and long as in fits into their agenda and no longer. So before engaging of the foolishness of attempting to have genuine “talks for a peace alliance” with Taliban, the officials of the current government would do well to heed the wisdom of Sun Tzu found in THE ART OF WAR. For it instructs “We cannot enter into an alliance neighboring’s princes, until we are acquainted with their designs.” To put this in a more updated and current way, it may be said that “We cannot enter into a peace alliance with the Taliban until we know the actual intentions and real schemes.”
Walter Sieruk says
President Trump is the Commander and chief in the Oval Office he does have the intelligence to heed the wisdom and knowledge of his military generals. They have advised and will further advise President Trump about how to handle the problem of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The US military generals know that the brutal, cruel, and murderous jihadist/Muslims who compose the Taliban cannot be reasoned with. For the Taliban don’t care about nor are interested in or understand language that contains logic and reason. The only language that the Taliban will understand is the language of them being on the receiving end of many very strong powers of military might. As Thomas Jefferson has, so well, declared, “With every barbarous people…force is law.”
Walter Sieruk says
The murderous jihad violence of the Taliban is based on the “holy book” of Islam the Koran, or as some call this religious book the Quran : “Is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ?” The jihadists, as those of the Taliban use many verses from the Quran as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. As found in For example, 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. There, the answer is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Quran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Quran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran. Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” Nevertheless, in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.” In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax.
Westman says
Apparently some Muslims get the idea there is more for which to die than live. Where do they keep getting that belief in complete contradiction to Muslim apologists?
Corollary: When a jihadist says he wishes that he was never born, there is much agreement.
Guy Forester says
Another reason for DJT to bring our troops home and get them out of the crossfire. You cannot make people moral, open minded, or benevolent. This must come from within each person. Only the Afghans can remedy this.
If my previous experience in the ME is still valid, part of the problem is the government itself. News, TV, Satellite, and Radio are censored and/or jammed. Printed materials are examined, censored, or banned. It is most likely illegal to bring in a Bible or anything other than approved Korans or Islamic literature. Darkness prevails because that is what the leadership wants. Uneducated, indoctrinated, and obedient serfs.
underbed cat says
Muslims killing Muslims….for corruption,.I think of Khashoggi. Corruption being a skilled Afgan security force that has any remote connection to western infidels consultants….reason enough for a muslim who thinks of himself as a brother to all muslims to take offense so they remove this sharia law and substitute another sharia law as a reason to attack and define it legal since they view the western influence as terrorism against sharia. All the while many mosques are being built with Saudis money and they do outreach to Americans with a pleasant face and omitted information….but the goal is to convert and conquer the same method that has spread across the world to bring warfare by our hands.
sidney penny says
“and so they can lawfully be killed according to Islamic law.”
That, of course, makes it ok.