Sandy
01-19-2018, 06:53 PM
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Islamic State attack on a Shiite cultural center in Kabul on Thursday, which killed more than 40 people and wounded scores more, was the latest in a series of assaults by a powerful local affiliate of the extremist group.
The Afghanistan branch, which calls itself the Khorasan Province, has stepped up attacks over the past year even as the extremists' self-styled caliphate in Syria and Iraq has collapsed. The affiliate is estimated to have some 10,000 fighters, a toxic mix of Uzbek extremists and disgruntled former Taliban.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/28/look-at-islamic-state-attacks-in-afghanistan.html
There's an old joke about a man walking across a bridge one day, and he saw another man standing on the edge, about to jump off and commit suicide. The man immediately ran over and said "Stop! Don't do it!"
"Why shouldn't I?" he said.
The man said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"
"Like what?"
"Well, are you religious or atheist?"
"Religious."
"Me too! Are you Muslim, Christian or Jewish?"
"Muslim."
"Me too! Sunni or Shiite?"
"Sunni."
"Me too! Hanafi, Hanbali, Shafi or Maliki?"
"Hanafi."
"Wow! Me too! Do you follow Sheikh Fulaan al Fullani or Sheikh Kaza Kazah?"
"Sheikh Fulaan al Fullani."
The other screamed "What?! Die, heretic scum!" and pushed him off the bridge.
The Afghanistan branch, which calls itself the Khorasan Province, has stepped up attacks over the past year even as the extremists' self-styled caliphate in Syria and Iraq has collapsed. The affiliate is estimated to have some 10,000 fighters, a toxic mix of Uzbek extremists and disgruntled former Taliban.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/28/look-at-islamic-state-attacks-in-afghanistan.html
There's an old joke about a man walking across a bridge one day, and he saw another man standing on the edge, about to jump off and commit suicide. The man immediately ran over and said "Stop! Don't do it!"
"Why shouldn't I?" he said.
The man said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"
"Like what?"
"Well, are you religious or atheist?"
"Religious."
"Me too! Are you Muslim, Christian or Jewish?"
"Muslim."
"Me too! Sunni or Shiite?"
"Sunni."
"Me too! Hanafi, Hanbali, Shafi or Maliki?"
"Hanafi."
"Wow! Me too! Do you follow Sheikh Fulaan al Fullani or Sheikh Kaza Kazah?"
"Sheikh Fulaan al Fullani."
The other screamed "What?! Die, heretic scum!" and pushed him off the bridge.