When materialistic sectarian religion is not separated from government there cannot be any real reform of government. Only universal nonsectarian religious principles of truthfulness, austerity, charity, and cleanliness can enter government.

In the Afghan constitution Islam is the official state religion however the real danger is that religion is misused for political materialistic goals and government is also misused for sectarian religious goals. Real religion practices freedom of
religion and the separation of political power from sectarian materialistic religion. Otherwise there will be corruption in both religion and government with no possibility of real reforms in both. Thus the people are oppressed helplessly with no end in
sight.

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