Hekmatyar: War against unarmed protesters is forbidden.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan, in a sharp reaction to the shooting of protesters by Taliban forces in Khash, Badakhshan, has strongly condemned the use of weapons against innocent Muslims, calling it “absolutely forbidden.”
On Thursday, July 2, Mr. Hekmatyar wrote in a message on the social network X (formerly Twitter) that “using weapons against a Muslim who has not committed unjust murder and has not taken up arms is absolutely forbidden, and the perpetrator will be cursed and wrathful by God, and his eternal abode will be hell.”
Referring to the bloody suppression of protests in Khash district of Badakhshan province, he said that this incident should be examined from a religious and moral perspective, not from a military or security perspective.
The leader of the Hezb-e-Islami party, while recalling the jurisprudential definition of “rebellion,” explained that armed uprising against the Islamic system and refusal to pay zakat are the only cases against which war is justified.
According to him, “otherwise, no resort to violence against unarmed protests is permissible.”
Hekmatyar has warned that even an indirect participant in the killing of a Muslim, including someone who played a role in issuing a decree or fatwa, will stand before God on the Day of Judgment with the title: “disappointed in God’s mercy.”
These statements come as local sources reported that Taliban forces opened fire on protesters during recent protests in the Khash district of Badakhshan.
According to reports, at least 15 civilians were killed and more than 50 others were injured in the incident.
Images and videos posted on social media also show the severity of the Taliban’s violence against protesters.
So far, Taliban spokesmen have not officially responded to the killing.
