A KINDER GENTLER TALIBAN

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line movement will once again carry out executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public.

apnews.com/article/religion-afghanistan-...4239b5ea8210f47719c3

The topic header references "though perhaps not in public".

However reading deeper into the article one finds:
"He said now the Taliban would allow television, mobile phones, photos and video “because this is the necessity of the people, and we are serious about it.” He suggested that the Taliban saw the media as a way to spread their message. “Now we know instead of reaching just hundreds, we can reach millions,” he said. He added that if punishments are made public, then people may be allowed to video or take photos to spread the deterrent effect."
Reminds me of the beheading of the journalist James Foley in 2014. ISIS released a video, probably did not have cell service where they did it so it had to be taped.

I wonder how many of the Afghan Army who laid down their arms will soon regret the new regime. I suspect most will.

Come now, the media has moved on from this. All those Americans still trapped because of Biden will surely be spared from execution, torture, or rape. Move along.

ramage wrote: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line movement will once again carry out executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public.

apnews.com/article/religion-afghanistan-...4239b5ea8210f47719c3

The topic header references "though perhaps not in public".

However reading deeper into the article one finds:
"He said now the Taliban would allow television, mobile phones, photos and video “because this is the necessity of the people, and we are serious about it.” He suggested that the Taliban saw the media as a way to spread their message. “Now we know instead of reaching just hundreds, we can reach millions,” he said. He added that if punishments are made public, then people may be allowed to video or take photos to spread the deterrent effect."
Reminds me of the beheading of the journalist James Foley in 2014. ISIS released a video, probably did not have cell service where they did it so it had to be taped.

I believe they videoed DANIEL PEARL'S death.......when will we COMPREHEND the TALIBAN/M.E. is
tribal in nature....

homeagain wrote:
I believe they videoed DANIEL PEARL'S death.......when will we COMPREHEND the TALIBAN/M.E. is
tribal in nature....

I'm pretty sure "we" all have known the Taliban and the like are tribal and don't conform to the global norms of human rights. Unfortunately, this administration seems to be 100% clueless as to that fact, especially after the comment from the State Dept. where (I believe it was Blinken) made ridiculous statements about the Taliban needing more diversity or that they acted "business-like". We have leaders who are blind and who are a danger to our country.

Yes, Daniel Pearl's beheading was in 2002. That atrocity is ascribed to al-Zarqawi of al-Qaeda fame.
Foley is as I have noted.

I do not understand the comment: when will we COMPREHEND the TALIBAN/M.E. is
tribal in nature....

Could you please explain what you mean. I do not want to misinterpret your posting.

ramage wrote: Yes, Daniel Pearl's beheading was in 2002. That atrocity is ascribed to al-Zarqawi of al-Qaeda fame.
Foley is as I have noted.

I do not understand the comment: when will we COMPREHEND the TALIBAN/M.E. is
tribal in nature....

Could you please explain what you mean. I do not want to misinterpret your posting.

So that there is NO doubt or misunderstanding of what WE regard as cruel or crude.

www.meforum.org/61127/the-middle-east-tr...ulture-and-premodern

Both Trump and Biden wanted out of the money pit that was Afghanistan so we were likely to see Taliban abuses no matter who won last November.

FredHayek wrote: Both Trump and Biden wanted out of the money pit that was Afghanistan so we were likely to see Taliban abuses no matter who won last November.

That's true, but that doesn't mean Trump would have created a last minute panic exit due to shutting down the air base and pulling troops before our people and the allies were able to escape. I'm also pretty damn sure the Taliban wouldn't have been given the green light to start taking Afghanistan, city by city. And I know for damn sure he wouldn't have put the Taliban in charge of airport perimeter security, lol.

We still have people over there, lots of them, surrounded by evil that tortures and kills innocent people.

This is the ultimate proof that the Democrat media is completely worthless because they will not do negative stories about Biden unless they absolutely have to. I was young, but I remember the Iranian hostage crisis and that was a huge deal in the media for a long time. This story should get a whole lot more attention than the non-insurrection, but it won't, and that is journalistic malpractice.