Afghanistan: Imam of mosque accidentally kills himself and his mother with his own explosives

But remember: it’s a religion of peace. None of this has anything to do with Islam. Yes, he was the imam of a mosque, but he misunderstood his own religion. He needed John Kerry to explain it to him.

“Paktika Mullah Imam kills himself and his mother by own explosives,” Khaama Press, October 8, 2014:

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A Mullah Imam of a mosque was blown up by own explosives in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, local officials said.

The mother of the prayer leader who was accompanying him was also killed following the explosion.

According to the local government officials, the prayer leader, identified as Mawlavi Shurhratullah had planted the explosives in his motorcycle and was on his way towards the house of one his relatives when the blast took place.

The officials further added that the Imam had links with the Taliban group and was involved in major roadside bombings.

In the meantime, the Taliban group rejected that the Mawlavi Mukhlis had links with the group and claimed that he was killed in airstrike by coalition forces.