Religious affairs minister lashes out at those propagating for Taliban

KABUL (SW) – The Haj and Religious Affairs Minister on Saturday vehemently condemned propaganda and praises for the Taliban insurgents amid ensuing violence in the country.

Addressing a gathering in Kabul, Minister Mohammad Qasim Halimi particularly criticized the recent remarks by Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Ansari, a religious scholar in Herat, calling him a ‘slave’ of the Taliban.

Halimi said Ansari, despite receiving government salary and perks, preached for the Taliban insurgents.


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The minister further said that Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Ansari, the Khateeb of Guzargah Mosque in Herat, had recently said that the veteran politician of the province, Ismail Khan, should not fight against the Taliban, and let the insurgents bring a ‘true Islamic’ system in the country.

Mohammad Qasim Halimi said that any religious scholars who preach against the government and propagate for the enemy should be arrested as soon as possible. He asked the government that clerics who do not offer funeral prayers of the martyrs of the security forces should be sent to prison.

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