Taliban increasingly violent

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At least a dozen men are seen shot to death amid cries of "Allahu Akhbar" -- God is Great.

The victims were members of an Afghan Special Forces unit: their executioners, the Taliban. The summary killings took place on June 16 in the town of Dawlat Abad in Faryab province, close to Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan.

Samira Hamidi, Amnesty International's South Asia Campaigner, said: "This evidence suggests that the Taliban's persistent claims to have changed their ways are predicated on a lie and completely undermines their claims that they will respect human rights in the peace process."

She added that Afghan authorities should "launch an immediate investigation into this reprehensible act," and if they failed to bring perpetrators to justice, "the international community and the International Criminal Court must step in."https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/13/asia/afghanistan-taliban-commandos-killed-intl-hnk/index.html

[EccentricM]

So much for the Taliban being "defeated".

[New World Explorer]

1 hour ago, EccentricM said:

So much for the Taliban being "defeated".

There are new terrorism concerns emerging in Afghanistan, and as always cover  of "religion" plays a role. 

[New World Explorer]

Taliban back to old ‘harsh interpretation’ of religion in newly seized territory

https://en.prothomalo.com/international/asia/taliban-back-to-old-harsh-interpretation-of-religion-in-newly-seized-territory