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Taliban administration stopped Shia mosques in Afghanistan from holding Eid prayers this year: Reports Taliban
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Taliban administration stopped Shia mosques in Afghanistan from holding Eid prayers this year: Reports

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 06 May 2022, 09:27 am

Kabul: The Eid seemed to be without joy for certain sections of Afghanistan society as the Taliban administration prevented hundreds of Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers on Tuesday.

Some Shia Muslims were also ordered to break their fast prior to the proclamation of Eid by their mosques, according to reports from the major cities of Herat and Kabul, reports WION news channel.

Massoud Hossaini, a local journalist, claimed on Twitter: "#Taliban forces prohibited dozens of #Shia mosques from holding the #Eid prayer on Tuesday. Some Shia followers also reported of being forced to break their fast prior to shia announcement of Eid. Shia activists has reported this violation of religious’ rights in #Herat, #Kabul."

The Taliban regiment has imposed several restrictions ever since they came to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

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