Posted on 08/05/2010 6:17:31 PM PDT by jazusamo
The Taliban can't stop killing the people they supposedly are trying to help. A new directive from leader Mullah Omar instructs Taliban fighters to go easy on Afghan civilians. On Monday, however, five Afghan children fell victim to Taliban suicide bombs. Apparently, Islamist guerrillas believe they have to destroy kids in order to save them.
The Taliban "layeha," or rule book, says, "All efforts must be made to avoid harming civilians in attacks." In this battle for hearts and minds, the Taliban are failing miserably. A June Congressional Research Service report showed that from December 2009 to March 2010, 737 Afghan civilians were killed and 979 were wounded in the ongoing conflict. Two-thirds of these casualties were the result of Taliban actions, up from 59 percent in 2009. Of those killed by the Taliban, 78 percent of the deaths were caused by indiscriminate attacks by improvised explosive devices (IEDs), an insurgent weapon of choice.
According to Pentagon sources, since July 27 - when news broke of the release of Mullah Omar's new directive - the Taliban have slain 43 Afghan noncombatants and wounded 65. Data collected by the International Security Assistance Force show that in July, there were nearly 300 insurgent acts of violence and oppression against Afghan civilians. This includes more than 160 murders and injuries and more than 100 cases of various types of coercion, including extortion, prohibiting girls from attending school and destroying development projects. Over that same period, the Taliban killed 220 civilians and injured more than 360.
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I think it’s cute — a kinder, gentler taliban. Just like a colder, more pleasant hell.
Exactly, there isn’t anything kind or gentle about the Taliban, they’re animals.
** snicker **
Heh, Heh, Heh, That’s good!
They must be the gun cleaners.
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