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Taliban ban boys in private quarters
The Taliban have issued a list of 30 rules for new recruits, containing some curious restrictions, according to a report in British newspaper the Guardian. Rule 19 declares, “mujahideen are not allowed to take young boys with no facial hair on to the battlefield or into their private quarters.” "Jihad's no place for kiddies! Bone 'em at home!" Rule 18 urges mujahideen to quit smoking. Other rules instruct Taliban fighters to be on their best behaviour with civilians, lest they are government employees, who must be treated without mercy and killed. Schools that ignore warnings to close must be burned, while the teachers working there must first be warned, then beaten, and if they continue to teach, to be killed. The code, agreed by the Taliban shura during the recent Eid holidays, has been circulated to field commanders across Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. Posted by: Fred & john 2006-12-12 |
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