Tag Archives: Taliban

Islamists Used To Want To Persuade

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Winston

From The Atlantic: In the spring of 2000, I lived for a month in a Taliban madrasa, a religious seminary, located on the Grand Trunk Road outside of Peshawar, in Pakistan. The chancellor of the madrasa, a wrinkled, bearded, and often barefoot … Continue reading →

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Taliban Attack Pakistan Airport

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Winston

From The New York Times: A squad of militant commandos, disguised as government security forces, stormed Karachi’s international airport after dark. They carried food, water and ammunition, apparently in preparation for a long siege, and big ambitions: perhaps to hijack … Continue reading →

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Woman Executed For Adultery in Afghanistan

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Winston

From The Huffington Post: In the three-minute video, a turban-clad man approaches a woman kneeling in the dirt and shoots her five times at close range with an automatic rifle, to cheers of jubilation from the 150 or so men … Continue reading →

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Unbiased Coverage Demanded by Taliban

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Winston

From Yahoo News: Yesterday, local paper The News International gave voice to the Taliban’s pathetic complaints of bias, which offered a rare window into terrorist media criticism. TTP spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said his group would “continue to respect journalists” except for highly biased … Continue reading →

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Taliban shoot Pakistani schoolgirl campaigning for peace

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Winston

From Yahoo News: Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities said.

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State Dept Condemns Stoning by Taliban

Posted on September 28, 2010 by VIL

From: US Department of State U.S. Strongly Condemns Stoning Of Woman Philip J. Crowley Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC September 28, 2010 We condemn in the strongest possible terms the brutal stoning of a woman in Orakzai, … Continue reading →

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