POLITICS — March 18, 2026
Minister of Promotion of Virtue Meets Shiite Commission Members in Kabul
Sheikh Mohammad Khalid al-Hanafi, Afghanistan's Minister of Promotion of Virtue, met with Supreme Shiite Commission members in Kabul, emphasizing religious scholars' role in Islamic unity amid threats of division. Commission head Mohammad Ali Akhlaqi voiced support for the Islamic Emirate's achievements and called for ongoing coordination.
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KABUL (Afghan Verified) -- Sheikh Mohammad Khalid al-Hanafi, Minister of Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice, and Hearing Complaints, met with members of the Supreme Shiite Commission of Afghanistan in Kabul on 27 Hoot 1404.
Al-Hanafi welcomed the participants and emphasized the fundamental role of religious scholars in strengthening Islamic unity and enhancing social cohesion. He described close cooperation and coordination between the people and religious institutions as essential for achieving the goals of the Islamic system.
The minister warned that malicious circles are attempting to create division among Muslims and urged Afghans to demonstrate the true face of the Islamic system to the world through maintained Islamic unity and solidarity. He called on followers of Sunni and Shia sects to act in coordination to bolster Islamic unity.
Mohammad Ali Akhlaqi, head of the Supreme Shiite Commission, highlighted the important achievements of the Islamic Emirate system in recent years and expressed the Shia community's alignment and coordination with the goals of the Islamic system's leadership and the promotion of religious values.
At the meeting's conclusion, commission members stressed the need for continued such meetings, strengthened joint coordinations, and greater efforts to foster Islamic unity, ensure social stability, and better implement the decrees and directives of the Islamic system's leadership.
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