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Afghanistan
So much for 'Taliban 2.0': Fighters shoot dead journalist as he raises Afghan flag in defiance at Jalalabad protest as Kabul 'car thief' is tarred and locals claim woman was shot dead for not wearing a burqa in rural province
2021-08-19
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The Taliban's 'Angels of Salvation' are going door-to-door to round up suspected looters amid chaos in Kabul

  • Footage shows alleged thieves being dragged out of their homes at gunpoint and being shamed in the street

  • Robbers have their faces tarred and are strapped up to the backs of trucks to be paraded through the city

  • Journalist Zahidullah Nazirzada was reportedly shot dead today raising the Afghan national flag in Jalalabad

  • A young woman was shot dead by Taliban in north of the country for reportedly refusing to wear a hijab

  • Harrowing image shows her parents crouching next to her body as she lies in a pool of blood last week

  • The jihadists have been dubbed 'Taliban 2.0' for their media charm offensive and claims that they are modern

  • But damning evidence proves they still cling to their barbaric world view as they bar refugees from fleeing

  • There was a stampede at the airport on Tuesday as fighters marched around with guns firing warning shots

  • Video showed despairing women at the gates of the airport pleading with US troops to let them through

  • A 21-year-old ex-teacher who fled to Kabul earlier this year said she was now afraid to leave the house

  • An ex-interpreter watched as the Taliban raided his home via an app as he remains holed up in a safehouse

  • One man said he saw his neighbour being dragged out of his house, the Taliban said he would hang tomorrow
Related:
Kabul: 2021-08-18 Ashraf Ghani Safe in the UAE. For now...
Kabul: 2021-08-18 Taliban kill woman for not wearing burqa on same day it vows to honor women's rights
Kabul: 2021-08-18 This Is Worse Than Saigon
Related:
Jalalabad: 2021-08-18 Rashida Tlaib: ''...the horrible consequences of endless war and failed US policy going back to the 1980s when we backed the Taliban against the Soviets...''
Jalalabad: 2021-08-17 Afghanistan's Military Collapse: Illicit Deals And Mass Desertions
Jalalabad: 2021-08-16 Pakistan closes Torkham border after Taliban capture Jalalabad
Posted by:Skidmark

#8  Talibs learned most of what they know from watching Joe

Posted by: Ulesh Slolulet4261   2021-08-19 18:02  

#7  perhaps they are kinder and gentler

I hear they will no longer force girls to be married at 9; they will wait until they are 11
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-08-19 17:05  

#6  Media love criminals. They love serial killers the most.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-19 16:32  

#5  ha!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha hraahhhahaha!
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-08-19 13:50  

#4   Fighters shoot dead journalist

They say anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-08-19 13:42  

#3  The jihadists have been dubbed 'Taliban 2.0' for their media charm offensive and claims that they are modern

By the media butthole lickers towing policy line.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-19 13:24  

#2  But as Col Kurtz said "Give me a division of those men and our troubles here would soon be over..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-19 05:57  

#1  Not saying Portland might not look like this for a few nights if we finally got serious about teefa...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-19 05:56  

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