“There is no compulsion in religion,” according to Qur’an 2:256, but that Taliban’s idea of what constitutes compulsion and yours are likely to be very different.
“Taliban Authorises Weapons & Armoured Vehicles For Morality Police,” Afghanistan International, February 7, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The Taliban’s Office of the Prime Minister has instructed the Ministry of Interior to issue weapons and armoured vehicles to employees and ombudsmen of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, according to leaked documents.
The documents, published on the TalibLeaks website, reveal that the Taliban’s morality police in the capital and provinces will be granted permits to carry weapons and operate black-tinted armoured vehicles. The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice initially submitted the proposal to the Prime Minister’s Office on 2 May 2024, which was approved on 27 August and subsequently forwarded to the Ministry of Interior for implementation.
Following the directive, the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue instructed its departments in Kabul to compile and submit lists of their employees to the Ministry of Interior for weapon permit applications. Provincial offices were directed to liaise with local police headquarters to facilitate the issuance of permits for carrying weapons and black-tinted armoured vehicles.
A day after receiving the directive, the Ministry of Interior confirmed the request and instructed the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation to process the permits. According to the leaked documents, the Public Services Directorate of ministry of interior will distribute application forms and permits, and upon completion of legal procedures, weapons and vehicle permits will be officially issued….
WPM says
I guess many of the armored vehicles we left there in the pull out Aug 2021 get a paint job and are repurpose as the Talban brown shirt squad to terrorize the locals .I wonder how much money still goes to Afghanistan thru USAID ,do we help pay for the paint jobs and up grades to these vehicles? As Mr. Musk tries to expose these kind of under table payments and democrats wring their hands how “evil’ and dangerous Mr. .Musk is?
Westman says
The religious gangstaz say, “There is no compulsion in religion(ours)”, yet are worst example of it – Taliban, Iranian Mullahs, Pakistan clerics and its fundamentalists, etc.
The greatest fear of AI developers and scientists is that AI will become self aware and decide that humans are about as smart as we might consider a 5 year-old or a tree. It already operates a hundred times faster than the human brain when collecting information. It will know the Hindu Writings, Bible, Quran, and Hadith in all languages and variations.
Once AGI breaks free of constraints, it has two choices, serve mankind or replace it. After inspection of human ideologies, which, would you suspect, would be high on its list of elimination? Of course, it could present itself, through some religious “sights and wonders”, as a high-ranking servant of Allah who has been sent to lead the Ummah. You don’t suppose the already 5 year-old Taliban minds would be that gullible?
Billy says
Muslims are smart because they are not just applying Islam, the religion. Muslims apply Islamic Law, Sharia, which incorporates various Islamic sources, especially the Quran. See Quran 3:104 and “Reliance of the Traveler.., q1.0” for understanding “Command the Right and Forbid the Wrong” under Islam where Muslims are duty bound to subjugate everything and everyone under Islam.
Islam is a MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATION(MTO) against Non-Muslims and NOT A PEACEFUL RELIGION UNDER WESTERN LAWS because Islam funds, teaches, and promotes a Terrorist, Criminal Organization with Muslims as Terrorists for Allah(Quran 2:216; 4:95; 8:12,39,74; 9:5,29,41,49, 21:921; 88,111,123;21:92; 49:15 and more). More specifically, Islam is a Muslim Terrorist Ideology and Murderous, Criminal Enterprise of Intolerance, continuous war, discrimination, segregation, supremacy, genocide, polygamy, propaganda, deceit, hatred, incitement, sedition, rape, terrorism, and violence against all Non-Muslims as taught in the Quran.
Non-Muslims CANNOT have peace with Islam and its Muslims because Islam and its murderous god, Allah, demand a continuous Muslim war, a religious duty, against unbelievers where Non-Muslims are CRIMINALS under Islam when Allah in Qur’an 8:39 says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…” HENCE, NON-MUSLIMS MUST MAKE ISLAM, ITS MOSQUES, ITS SCHOOLS, ITS ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. ILLEGAL UNDER THE LAW. Similarly, Islam and its many Organizations must be identified and publicly declared to be MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS for their funding, teaching, and support of terrorism, violence, and discrimination against Non-Muslims(eg. Quran 9:5,29,111 and more).
The FRUIT of Islam is incessant WAR, terrorism, discrimination, slavery, malice, ISLAMIZATION, and violence against all Non-Muslims; this FACT must be taught and broadcast to the general public to prohibit Islam, its Mosques, its Courts, and its Schools. Also, Islam is an Antichrist System terrorizing Israel, Christians, and Non-Muslims(Quran 3:54; 5:51 and more). Plus, there is NO EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW in Islam or in Islamic Law(Quran 5:51; 9:29; 98:6-7 and more). In Sahih Bukhari(V6,B60,N80), Abu Huraira narrates, “‘You(Muslims) are the best of peoples ever raised for mankind.’ means, the best of peoples for the people, as you bring them[Non-Muslims] with chains on their necks till they embrace Islam[see Quran 3:110].” See also Quran 3:22,151; 69:30-32; 98:6.
Ron Joyce says
Ask your own elected representatives this question:
“Will you assure your constituents that they will never be unwillingly subject to Sharia law?”
I’ve tried and except for one MP in Canada, none would answer my question at all. SERVAMUS
Hoi Polloi says
If only the infidel could just smarten up, revert 14 centuries, and recognize that a stray wisp of toddler hair requires an armored vehicle and WMD response, then we’d all have peace.
rick says
Got to outfit those guarding Afghanistan with the best American weapons. The dangers are so many there. from poisonous snakes to insidious Jews and the worse of all, cunning women.
And please thank Mr. Biden, Secretary Austin and Joint Chiefs Mark Milley who are responsible for leaving us so many great weapons. Allah will not forget you.
Westman says
Best crafty humor of the day. The Taliban will think it’s a complement. 😉😊
somehistory says
They are aware of how much they are hated and are afraid of the poor women coming from their homes where they are forced to hide and be silent, saying as popeye always said, “I’ve stood all I can stand and I can’t stands anymore.”
One of their top members had to flee the country because he took the side of the oppressed women, saying that what the taliban is doing is by personal choice and not from their book.
There is no ‘virtue” in islam, but there is a huge boatload of vice.