Ashura in Afghanistan
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Ashura is a holy occasion for all Muslims around the world and is celebrated every year on 10th day of Muharram in Islamic calender to mark the climax of the remembrance of Muharram.
The day of Ashura is marked by Muslims as a whole, but for Shia Muslims it is a major religious festival which commemorates the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad.
For Shia Muslims, Ashura is a solemn day mourning the martyrdom of Hussein in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq.
Shia men and women dressed in black also parade through the streets slapping their chests and chanting.
Some Shia men seek to emulate the suffering of Hussein by flagellating themselves with chains or cutting their foreheads until blood streams from their bodies.
Some Shia leaders and groups discourage the bloodletting, saying it creates a backward and negative image of Shia Muslims. Such leaders encourage people to donate blood.
Ashura was celebrated in Afghanistan with security issues in different parts of the country. This occasion was rocked by suicide bombers in capital and northern province which resulted dozens of death and injuries to the worshipers and civilians.
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It appears the Pakistani ISI are up to their old tricks again. They have a very long history of sending in their proxy groups into Kabul to do their dirty work and to stir up strife among the Afghan people. Their political timing is exquisite with the Bonn peace conference coming to a close in my opinion.