Ulema Council of Kandahar Rendered Ineffective

The Kandahar Branch of the Ulema Council has been rendered ineffective - partially due to the assassinations of its members by the Taliban but also because it has not been embraced by other religious scholars in Afghanistan.  The Ulema Council was set up by the Afghan government to bring about a moderate religious force that could help build support for the government.  In Kandahar it has been relatively ineffective.  Read more in "Anti-Taliban mullah lonely man in Kandahar amid threats, squabbling", Winnipeg Free Press, November 14, 2010.