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Afghanistan
Ghazni: Taliban militants set the bodies of 5 people on fire after shooting them dead
2020-05-19
[KhaamaPress] The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the Talibs set the bodies of five people on fire after shooting them dead in South-eastern Ghazni province.

According to a statement released by MoI, the Talibs killed the five people including three civilians and two coppers in Qayaq Valley of Jaghatoo district.

The statement further added that the victims were travelling in a vehicle when they were targeted by Talibs and their dead bodies were set on fire inside the car.

The interior ministry condemned the act as extremely brutal and against the humanity.

The Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
group has not commented regarding the incident so far.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  In a civilized country, that's called "abuse of a corpse." Is it a war crime? I have no idea. Does the Taliban care either way? I'd imagine not.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-05-19 15:36  

#2  Coulda been worse.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-05-19 10:07  

#1  Better than being peed on, I'm sure.
Posted by: gorb   2020-05-19 03:25  

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