The Sunni-Shi’ite jihad predated America’s presence in Afghanistan, and will go on long after everyone who remembers that the Americans were there is dead.
“Bomb on bus kills seven in western Afghan city: officials,” AFP, January 23, 2022:
A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least seven people in an area inhabited by the minority Shiite community in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday, officials said.
The sticky bomb was attached to the fuel tank of the bus, and left nine other people wounded.
“Four women were among the seven killed,” the head of Herat’s provincial hospital, Arif Jalali told AFP….
No group has so far claimed the attack….
However, several attacks are reported each week throughout the country, including some claimed by the regional chapter of the Islamic State group.
IS has regularly targeted the country’s Shiite Hazara community with deadly attacks, and the area where Saturday’s blast occurred near a bus station is also inhabited by the community….
Wellington says
Muslims being Muslims. What a sick-ass religion Islam clearly is. I have nothing but utter contempt for it though I have long maintained that Muslims killing other Muslims is far preferable to Muslims killing non-Muslims.
Istvan Vogel says
Are we sure that this murderous attack has not been carried out by white right wing extremists?
roberta says
good one
gravenimage says
Ha ha
Hugh Fitzgerald says
The Sunni-Shia war not only predates the American presence in Afghanistan, but it predates America’s existence by more than a millennium.
James Lincoln says
Hugh Fitzgerald,
Based upon that fact, it doesn’t look like the Sunni-Shia war is going to end anytime soon.
gravenimage says
So true, Hugh.
roberta says
Im going to cry myself to sleep—-for about 9 hours tonight over this one.
gravenimage says
Afghanistan: Sunni Muslims murder seven people with bomb on bus in largely Shi’ite area
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What–you mean that Afghanistan is not a peaceful paradise after those mean ol’ ‘Mericans were pushed out?