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Taliban hangs 7-year-old from tree




A 7-year-old boy was murdered by the Taliban in an apparent act of retribution this week. Afghan officials said that the child was accused of spying for U.S. and NATO forces and hanged from a tree in southern Afghanistan.

Daoud Ahmadi, the spokesman for the provincial governor of Helmand, said that the killing happened days after the boy's grandfather, Abdul Woodod Alokozai, spoke out against militants in their home village.

Ahmadi said: "His grandfather is a tribal elder in the village and the village is under the control of the Taliban. His grandfather said some good things about the government and he formed a small group of people to stand against the Taliban. That's why the Taliban killed his grandson in revenge."

Shamsuddin Khan Faryie, an elder in the boy's home village of Heratiyan, said that the victim was seized as he played in his garden. He was found hanged from a nearby tree.

The killing of children to punish their families has echoes of Western mafia-style violence. Under Pashtunwali, the ancient honor code of the Pashtuns, it is likely to provoke more vendettas and blood-letting.

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If they were cowards, wouldn't we have kicked their asses years ago?

bobbythekidd wrote:If they were cowards, wouldn't we have kicked their asses years ago?

Bob, they are the worse kinds of cowards. They attack and then retreat into civilian populations, using women, children, and the elderly as shields.

JoltinJoe wrote:

bobbythekidd wrote:If they were cowards, wouldn't we have kicked their asses years ago?

Bob, they are the worse kinds of cowards. They attack and then retreat into civilian populations, using women, children, and the elderly as shields.

ARCHLIGHT!!! 1972 style.......

mrklean wrote:

JoltinJoe wrote:
Bob, they are the worse kinds of cowards. They attack and then retreat into civilian populations, using women, children, and the elderly as shields.

ARCLIGHT!!! 1972 style.......

wow Kleany.......you're a Repuke.......WHO KNEW???

bobbythekidd wrote:If they were cowards, wouldn't we have kicked their asses years ago?

We did kick their arses in a matter of months, but then failed to follow up.

citdog wrote:

mrklean wrote: ARCLIGHT!!! 1972 style.......

wow Kleany.......you're a Repuke.......WHO KNEW???

I'm no Repuke Plantation Boy

JoltinJoe wrote:

bobbythekidd wrote:If they were cowards, wouldn't we have kicked their asses years ago?

Bob, they are the worse kinds of cowards. They attack and then retreat into civilian populations, using women, children, and the elderly as shields.

The British called our revolutionaries "cowards" because we didn't fight "fair". Even Biden chimned in with wanting our troops to face the Taliban mano-a-mano.

Hey, if a 7 year old was giving away info that killed some of my troops, then I'd have no problem giving him a rope necklace. Fight to win, or don't fight at all.

Cluck U wrote:

JoltinJoe wrote:
Bob, they are the worse kinds of cowards. They attack and then retreat into civilian populations, using women, children, and the elderly as shields.

The British called our revolutionaries "cowards" because we didn't fight "fair". Even Biden chimned in with wanting our troops to face the Taliban mano-a-mano.

Hey, if a 7 year old was giving away info that killed some of my troops, then I'd have no problem giving him a rope necklace. Fight to win, or don't fight at all.

AMEN 100%

mrklean wrote:

Cluck U wrote:


The British called our revolutionaries "cowards" because we didn't fight "fair". Even Biden chimned in with wanting our troops to face the Taliban mano-a-mano.

Hey, if a 7 year old was giving away info that killed some of my troops, then I'd have no problem giving him a rope necklace. Fight to win, or don't fight at all.

AMEN 100%

Therein lies the flaw in every American military engagement since WWII.

AZGrizFan wrote:

mrklean wrote:
AMEN 100%

Therein lies the flaw in every American military engagement since WWII.

RIGHT ON

Cluck U wrote:


The British called our revolutionaries "cowards" because we didn't fight "fair". Even Biden chimned in with wanting our troops to face the Taliban mano-a-mano.

The Revolutionary Army didn't use civilians, women, and children as human shields.

Next.

JoltinJoe wrote:

Cluck U wrote:


The British called our revolutionaries "cowards" because we didn't fight "fair". Even Biden chimned in with wanting our troops to face the Taliban mano-a-mano.

The Revolutionary Army didn't use civilians, women, and children as human shields.

Next.