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Afghans from minority groups face new threats — this time from ISIS

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In Afghanistan, ISIS has been targeting minority groups in a wave of attacks in recent months. It's undermining the Taliban's promise of greater security.

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Many Afghans say their cities and villages feel safer under the Taliban. Now in power, the assaults that the Taliban once waged are no more. But a wave of targeted attacks by ISIS is undermining that security, especially among minority groups. NPR's Arezou Rezvani reports from Kabul.

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AREZOU REZVANI, BYLINE²: It's just before the start of Friday prayers, and a group of men are running wheelbarrows of wet cement into a mosque³ here in western Kabul. They're repairing a room that was blown out a couple of months ago in a suicide attack. Worshippers were inside reciting Sufi prayers when the bomb exploded. It killed more than 50 people.

HASIBULLAH NEGAZAD-FAWNI: (Through interpreter) I'm unable to explain the image to you. I lost many relatives of mine in the attack - my nephews, my cousin, many of my other relatives.

REZVANI: That's 29-year-old Hasibullah Negazad-Fawni. He's long been a committed follower⁴ of this Sufi mosque. Now, with a rifle slung⁵ around his shoulder, he helps guard it. When the Taliban first returned to power last year, he says his Sufi community was hopeful. Taliban leaders often boasted of the high security in territories they controlled during the war.

NEGAZAD-FAWNI: (Through interpreter) So we were thinking it's an Islamic regime, and it will be fine for everyone. But we were not aware that the security threat will get bigger than before.

REZVANI: The Taliban, a hard-line Sunni group, was known in the past for attacks on minority Muslims. But when the Taliban took over last year, they promised to end the insecurity that existed under the Western-backed government. Now it seems some Muslims are still less safe than others - not so much because of the Taliban but because of the Islamic State.

NEGAZAD-FAWNI: (Through interpreter) We are not safe right now. We have taken our security steps, like this gate. But still, the threats exist.

REZVANI: Do you feel like you're getting good protection from this new government?

He pauses a moment.

NEGAZAD-FAWNI: (Non-English language spoken).

REZVANI: "I can't tell you anything," he says.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Vocalizing).

REZVANI: Before the attack, about a thousand people used to come to this Sufi mosque for Friday prayer. Now only 300 worshippers attend. Leaders here discourage people from coming, fearing a large crowd could draw another ISIS attack.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN: (Non-English language spoken).

REZVANI: Not far from the mosque, students at a school in a Shia neighborhood are settling into their seats.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN: (Non-English language spoken).

REZVANI: A little girl in a white hijab and purple sneakers runs up to practice some English.

How are you?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: I'm fine. Thank you. And you?

REZVANI: Very good. Thank you. (Non-English language spoken).

Ghulam Husein is the principal of this school, giving us a tour. He walks us to his office, where a large poster hangs above his door.

GHULAM HUSEIN: (Through interpreter) These photos are from my students, grade 12 - that they were martyred in the explosion.

REZVANI: A few months ago as kids arrived on campus, a bomb went off. When teachers and passersby⁶ rushed in to help, a second bomb detonated. Seven students were killed, and now a quarter of his 1,100 students no longer come to school.

HUSEIN: (Through interpreter) Still, they are terrified. They are full of fear. Still, our psychological teams are working with them.

REZVANI: These days, the school has security cameras set up, paid for by students' families. Husein says the Taliban have posted the guards we see around campus.

HUSEIN: (Through interpreter) Right now 10, 15 of them are here. They are doing patrol all around the walls. But with all these security setups, we are thinking that when we leave home, we are entering battlefield. And we are right now in a battle.

ASFANDYAR MIR: These communities keep getting hit repeatedly. And they remain in the crosshairs.

REZVANI: That's Asfandyar Mir, a counterterrorism expert in Washington with the U.S. Institute of Peace. He says the attacks by ISIS chip away at the Taliban's main promise.

MIR: The Taliban claim that they have brought security to Afghanistan and that they have the intent and the capability⁷ to protect everyone. And ISIS's continued attacks really undercut that Taliban narrative⁸.

REZVANI: Mir says ISIS may also suspect there are Taliban who are bothered that the group has become too moderate and may be sending them a message.

MIR: That, look - the Taliban have compromised by reconciling with religious minorities, whereas we are not doing that. So It's an attempt to poach hard-liners from the Taliban.

REZVANI: And that's why some worry the Taliban's protection of minorities will fade.

IQBAL AKHTAR: I definitely feel that it's a temporary political maneuver⁹ on their part to consolidate¹⁰ power in the country and to show that they have authority.

REZVANI: That's Iqbal Akhtar, Florida International University professor of religious studies and international relations.

AKHTAR: Once that is established, it's probably unlikely that they're going to continue doing that.

REZVANI: And that leaves minorities, like the Shias, like the Sufis, waiting, waiting to see if the security the Taliban promise the country will really include them, too.

Arezou Rezvani, NPR News, Kabul, Afghanistan.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

4 follower   

n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒

参考例句：

• He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。
• Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。

5 slung   

抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往

参考例句：

• He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩，挎在肩上。
• He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。

6 passersby   

n. 过路人(行人,经过者)

参考例句：

• He had terrorized Oxford Street,where passersby had seen only his footprints. 他曾使牛津街笼罩了一片恐怖气氛，因为那儿的行人只能看到他的脚印，看不到他的人。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• A person is marceling on a street, watching passersby passing. 街边烫发者打量着匆匆行人。

7 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

8 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

9 maneuver   

n.策略[pl.]演习；v.(巧妙)控制；用策略

参考例句：

• All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后，所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。
• I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。

10 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。