We have seen this many times in the past. In September 2022, four polio workers were murdered in Pakistan. Eight polio workers were murdered in Afghanistan in February 2022. A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. The […]
Pakistan: Muslims open fire on polio vaccination team, murder security official
A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And such “extremist” clerics are not just in Pakistan: in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. “Levies official killed as polio team attacked in Bajaur,” Daily Times, September 24, 2018: A security official […]
Islamic State attacks paramilitary checkpoint along Afghan/Pakistan border
Expanding the caliphate’s reach. The Islamic State is making a concerted effort to establish a presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to win over Taliban jihadis. “‘Islamic State’ militants say attacked Pakistan-Afghan border post,” by Saud Mehsud, Reuters, September 13, 2015: Pakistan militants who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State said on Sunday they had […]