[SamAdams76]

One of the first steps in any war is the demonization of your enemy. I'm not saying this is true or false, but it certainly helps us feel better about killing Afghanis if it's true.

Actually this column had the opposite effect on me. It made me want to kill the Afghans less. Apparently they have been victims of terror (at the hands of the Taliban) themselves. Check out the linked website. It's been around for years and I don't think it is disinformation intended to "demonize" the enemy.

[IronJack]

I didn't say that "the enemy" is the Afghan people. I have long maintained that we are not at war with them, but with their oppressors. If the disgusting scenes on this website are true, and in any way indicative of the Taliban's mentality, that goes to underscore that theory. It also leads me to believe that our strongest ally in this war may yet be the people crushed under the Taliban's yoke.

[dennisw]

Yeah the website is for real and been around for a long time. I looked at it more than a year ago. They had photos of the hands and feet of criminals being amputated in front of a crowd  .... a public ceremony. One photo had this asshole parading around with one of the cut off hands. Making sure all the crowd could see it up front and personal. Perhaps to instill awe and fear of this nazi Taliban

The Taliban are old school for sure