Western non-Muslims often point to the Ismailis, a tiny Shi’ite sect, as proof that Islam is, or at least can be, peaceful. In reality, however, jihadis often target the Ismailis for violence precisely because of their deviation from mainstream Islam on this and other issues.
“Three Ismaili Men Killed In Separate Attacks In Northern Afghanistan,” Afghanistan International, January 3, 2026 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Three men from Afghanistan’s Ismaili community have been killed in separate shootings over the past month in the northern provinces of Takhar and Badakhshan, local sources said.
The latest incident occurred on Thursday evening in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, where armed men shot and killed Mohammad Shah, an Ismaili resident originally from Shighnan district. Shah, who worked for a private office in the province, was attacked in the Dasht-e-Qargh area while returning home from a bakery, according to eyewitnesses.
Local sources told Afghanistan International on Friday that another Ismaili man, identified as Khodaydad, was shot dead two days earlier in Warsuj district of Takhar. He was killed in front of his wife and children, the sources said.
According to local residents, Khodaydad was a relative of Ghulam Naser, who was killed about 20 days earlier after travelling with Zahidullah, a former Taliban intelligence chief in Warsuj district, to search for gold. Following Naser’s killing, Khodaydad filed a complaint against Zahidullah. Two days later, Khodaydad was himself killed, the sources said.
Local sources have accused members of the Taliban of involvement in the killings, though no evidence has been independently verified….
The killings have heightened concerns among members of Afghanistan’s Ismaili community, a religious minority concentrated in parts of Badakhshan and other northern provinces, amid ongoing security and accountability challenges under Taliban rule.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
One of the caliphates – the Fatimid caliphate in North Africa – was Ismaili. Although sunnis don’t seem to accept the legitimacy of that caliphate
The Ismailis seem to be concentrated in the Pamir mountain regions of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and I saw on one YouTube channel that it was a proposed state for Ismaili muslims. If they can manage it, sure! Since it’ll be at the cost of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Since it’s near the Chinese border, it may be where those rare earth minerals that have been discussed come from
William Kemmler says
Sunni moslems killing Ismaili moslems. Moslems killing Moslems. Won’t be losing any sleep over that at all. As long as they’re killing each other they aren’t killing Christians and those of other non-islamic faiths.
OLD GUY says
Agree the only thing I see is they will kill each other until killing Jews or Christinas become a target, then they join hands.