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Afghan Shiites Commemorate Ashura Under Taliban Rule

The Taliban is not known to be kind to shias, but after taking over Afghanistan they promised to protect Shia processions in Kabul. Script: The Taliban promised to protect Shia processions in Kabul. More details in this report by Ali Khalaf and Saleha Faruque Narrator: Within a week after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan Afghan Shiites commemorate the Holy Day of Ashura Taliban not only send representatives to attend but provided security as well. Its armed fighters formed a protective shield around Shias. SOUND BITE: Shia however, are skeptical about the Taliban good faith They remember 25 years ago Mullah Omar told Kabul residents "We do not believe in any kind of revenge” Two days later, they killed president Mohammed Najibullah, dragged his bloodied body outside, and hung it from a post SOUND BITE: The Taliban are Sunnis and are known to carry hostilities against Shia Muslims Although the Taliban were toppled in 2001 for hosting Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda Shia specially Hazarahs remained a target of deadly bombings. Ashura is one of the most important periods of the year for Shiite Muslims There are around three million Shiites in overwhelmingly Sunni Afghanistan. Most of them belong to the Hazara ethnic community. Bringing people together in Afghanistan will not be easy. But if America and the Taliban can talk. If the Taliban can protect Shia processions of Ashura. There is some hope for the future of Afghanistan.