Al-Qa’eda’s New War -- Ahmed Rashid, Spectator.co.uk
Sectarian bloodshed, in Afghanistan and Egypt, is a tool to thwart democracy and diplomacy.
From a distance, the devastating attacks on Shia Muslims in three Afghan cities this week looked like the type of sectarian religious attacks which we got used to in Iraq. The faultline between Sunni and Shia is one of the greatest and most violent in the world, and now and again it divides countries. But in Afghanistan, nothing is ever this simple. For all its woes, it hasn’t seen a sectarian religious attack for ten years. And while the Taleban have had their history persecuting the Shia, it is highly unlikely they were responsible. The more likely explanation is less obvious — and even more sinister.
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My Comment: I doubt that this Al Qaeda strategy will work .... unfortunately .... I also expect more bloodshed and suffering before it is extinguished.