Paradise is guaranteed in the Qur’an to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (9:111), so can any “moderate Muslim” explain how the Taliban is misinterpreting the Book of Peace in this regard? “Revelations of a failed teenager suicide bomber,” from Radio Australia News, April 20: A teenage would-be suicide bomber who survived his […]
Suicide bomber in Afghan army uniform kills 5 NATO, 4 Afghan soldiers
“War is deceit,” Muhammad said, and “the attack came during a meeting between Afghan soldiers and ISAF mentors.” “Uniformed suicide bomber kills 9 at Afghan military base,” from CNN, April 16: Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — A suicide bomber wearing an Afghan military uniform killed five foreign soldiers at a military base in eastern Afghanistan, the […]
Turkey in talks to open Taliban “political” office in Istanbul
Hamid Karzai came out in favor of such a proposal this past December, and Pakistan has expressed its approval in the report below. This sets the stage for the Taliban to follow the model of Hamas and Hizballah, and to seek legitimacy under the guise of allegedly compartmentalized operations. It also increases the likelihood of […]
Taliban jihadists abduct 50 Afghan policemen
Afghan doughnut shops decimated. “Taliban militants abduct 50 policemen in Afghanistan,” from Reuters, March 27 (thanks to Ima): ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) — Taliban insurgents abducted around 50 off-duty Afghan policemen in an ambush in a volatile province in northeastern Afghanistan, the militant group and provincial officials said on Sunday…. The policemen were abducted by militants […]
Sunni Muslims bomb Sufi shrine at Friday prayers, murdering ten
The Taliban consider worship at Sufi shrines to be illegitimate. This is how they make their point. “Terror strikes mosque at Friday prayers; 10 worshippers killed,” from the Economic Times, March 4 (thanks to Mijanur): PESHAWAR: Ten worshippers, including a child, were killed and 30 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a […]
Taliban wound 15 girls in jihad attack on Pakistan college
As Hamas-linked CAIR swings into action to block Tennessee’s anti-Sharia bill, here is a bracing reminder of the bounty Sharia brings to a land. “Taliban wound 15 girls in Pakistan college attack,” from AFP, March 1 (thanks to Sr. Soph): PESHAWAR, Pakistan “” Taliban militants on motorbikes wounded 15 girls when they opened fire with […]
Pakistan: Taliban destroy five schools for imparting “un-Islamic teachings”
Islamic Education Reform Update: “Taliban destroy five govt schools in Pak tribal region for imparting ‘unIslamic teachings,’” from ANI, February 27 (thanks to Twostellas): Peshawar, Feb 27 : The Taliban blew up five government school buildings in Pakistan’s lawless tribal region near the northwestern city of Peshawar for promoting unIslamic teachings. The militants blew up […]
Afghans outraged at Taliban murders of civilians in bank
It isn’t pointed out in this DPA story, but the victims of this attack were, of course, all Muslims. Outrage in Muslim countries against terrorism seems to flare up only when the victims are fellow Muslims, and so the attack appears to violate the Qur’an’s command not to kill other Muslims (4:92). When it comes […]
Taliban reportedly shifting focus to “soft targets”
Attacking “soft targets” saves the Taliban the effort, for the moment, of bypassing fortifications they would encounter in government and military facilities, or the time spent waiting to get a man in place on the inside. It also helps them demoralize the local population into submission by giving the impression they can strike anytime, and […]
“We will give exemplary punishment to the killer Davis”: Taliban warns Pakistan not to release U.S. prisoner accused of murder
He says he was acting in self-defense during an armed robbery. But the jihadists appear to be focusing on his case as the latest occasion for their outrage. The outrage is constant; the pretexts for it change with the times. “Taliban warns Pakistan against releasing U.S. prisoner,” by Zeeshan Haider and Rebecca Conway for Reuters, […]