A Shia Cleric Attempts at Making Taliban Accountable

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN– Ayatullah Waez Zadah Behsoudi, the most reputable Shia religious authority in Afghanistan says the Taliban should stop the Pashtun nomadic tribes’ incursion, particularly in central parts of the country.

During his Eid sermon, on Wednesday, April 10  Mr. Behsodi said that the annual influx of armed Kochis, as the nomadic tribes are called, into the villages is  a major challenge for local residents.