Sayed Shirazi expresses his condolences over the brutal killings of Shia Hazaras in Afghanistan

expressed his profound sadness and condolences over the brutal killings of seven people from the mostly Shia

The Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, has expressed his profound sadness and condolences over the brutal killings of seven people from the mostly Shia Hazara ethnic minority who were kidnapped from Jaghuri in central Ghazni province by the enemies of Ahlul Bait, peace be upon them,  in October this year.

His Eminence asked Allah Almighty to revenge from criminals and to protect the oppressed Afghani people from takfiri groups.

The bodies of the slain Hazara Shias were found last week in neighboring Zabul province, which is under Taliban control.

The macabre discovery galvanized protests in both Ghazni and Kabul to demand the government take action in the face of a recent wave of violence against the Hazara.

On Wednesday thousands of people, mainly Hazara, poured into the rainy streets of Kabul to carry the coffins of the seven victims to the gates of the presidential palace.

The demonstrators chanted slogans against both the Taliban and the so-called Islamic State, while calling for both President Ashraf Ghani and the country’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah to resign.