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Lonestarblue

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1. Religious disagreements are so ridiculous.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Oct 15, 2021, 07:18 AM

Oct 2021

The Sunni-Shia war has the same cause as most other religious wars (like Protestant-Catholic), and that is the desire to either kill the other side or force them to convert to your brand. Around 90% of Afghanistan practices Sunni Islam, the same as ISIS, so perhaps the Taliban is willing to allow ISIS-K to wipe out the 10% who practice Shia. These people truly are stuck in the dark ages.

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Blast at Shi'ite mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar causes heavy casualties [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2021 OP

Religious disagreements are so ridiculous. Lonestarblue Oct 2021 #1

As long as we stay out of it, they can figure it out. jimfields33 Oct 2021 #2

they've already figured it out. maxsolomon Oct 2021 #3

the same can apply to any corporation. it's all about market share. Javaman Oct 2021 #5

IS in Afghanistan. maxsolomon Oct 2021 #4

So now they are blowing each other up? leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #6

Shiite minorities have always been oppressed by the Pashtun Sunni majority. maxsolomon Oct 2021 #7