Taliban Fuels Sectarian Conflict in Afghanistan, Says NRF
The National Resistance Front (NRF) condemned the Taliban’s restrictions imposed on the Muharram ceremony and considered it as an attempt to fuel sectarian conflict in Afghanistan.
In a statement, NRF added that Shias have held the Ashura ceremony without any restrictions over the past years.
On Sunday the front stressed on the "peaceful coexistence of followers of different sects and religions" in Afghanistan and said that the Muharram ceremony has always been organised with the "cooperation and sympathy of Sunnis".
Along with the NRF, other Sunni Afghan figures and political groups have also reacted to the Taliban’s restrictions imposed on Shia ceremonies in Afghanistan.
On Monday, Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum also condemned these restrictions on his Twitter handle. He stressed that the Taliban are anti-Shia and stressed that the group is the enemy of a diverse Afghanistan.
According to Afghanistan International’s sources, the Taliban has prevented Shias from mourning the month of Muharram in public spaces across Afghanistan.
