Iraq's Sistani calls on world not to abandon Afghans
Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq's top Shiite cleric, asked the international community and the Muslim world to stand with the people of Afghanistan following a meeting with Afghan Shiites.
A group of Shiite clerics from Afghanistan met with Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, this week, as he urged the international community to maintain support for the Afghans.
Members of the Shia Afghan community presented a report of the current critical situation of Afghanistan to Sistani on Sunday.
In a statement Tuesday, Sistani expressed his deep regret over the suffering of the people of Afghanistan over the past decades, especially the nation's women.
“Muslims and the global community should not leave the Afghanistan people alone in such circumstances, and [should] not spare any effort to lessen their suffering," the statement read.
