Religious Scholars In Kunduz Condemn Killing Of Civilians

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شنبه 4 ثور 1395 ساعت 15:55 آخرین به روز رسانی در شنبه 4 ثور 1395 ساعت 16:06 نوشته شده توسط Hamid Shirzai

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Dozens of religious scholars from Kunduz province on Saturday condemned the recent attack in Kabul and said the killing of civilians and innocent people is against the teachings of Islam.

The scholars said insurgents follow their nefarious ends in the name of Islam.

Tuesday's deadly truck bombing, that targeted an intelligence unit in the capital, killed 64 people and wounded over 340.

"Suicide [attacks] is a cruel act. This has to be slammed by religious scholars, but unfortunately they [religious scholars] are not doing it. Those who stain their hands with people's blood should be termed as criminal – by the clerics," said Mawlawi Abdul Rashid, a religious scholar in Kunduz.

Another religious scholar, Mohammad Nasir Hamidi, meanwhile said: "Those who kill innocent people and those who harm the people are the enemy of God, the enemy of religion and the enemy of the people. They [militants] will not kill other Muslims if they have faith in God."

Scholars at the gathering called on all armed opposition groups to denounce violence and join the peace process.

The remarks by religious scholars in Kunduz come after at least 20 armed militants recently laid down their arms and joined the peace process in Baghlan province – one of closest provinces to Kunduz.

The leader of the 20-member group said they realized that war is not the solution and that they should not fight against govement forces.

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