Originally Posted by
11atsomto
You are correct to point out irony , remember that his father’s regime was one of three sovereign nations to have diplomatic relations with the Taliban pre karzai. I however think in this case it’s more of a Sunni-Shia thing.
There is always a deep undercurrent of Shia vs Sunni in all things over there. It's not always the most significant factor but often so (sometimes even eclipsing the usual tension with non-islamic religions).