Pakistan, May 2 -- Peace remains an elusive dream in Afghanistan as a team of three armed men stormed into a mosque belonging to the minority Shia community and decided to mow down at least six civilians, injuring several others.

The fact that a local elder and a three-year-old were among those wiped off the face of this earth speaks volumes about the crimes the victims may have committed that forced the regional chapter of Deash to take the necessary action and become a law unto themselves. For years, the militant organisation has been attacking religious and ethnic minorities in the name of preserving the self-contained ideals of Islam.

Despite promises to uphold minority rights, little progress has been made since the Taliban takeove...