The Taliban are on the rise in Afghanistan. In the meantime reports of draconian punitive measures by the Islamist fanatics have surfaced – as is the case now from the city of Herat, which has only just been conquered.
In Afghanistan, there is a stir in videos and pictures of two suspected criminals who were reportedly being led through the city on a rope by militant Islamist Taliban fighters. The videos circulating on social networks show how the men, whose faces are painted with black paint, are first placed on a pedestal and then led across a street on a rope. There was initially no independent confirmation of the authenticity of the recordings. “Bild” reported first.
In a video filmed near the dais, the men shout “God is great” and “Long live the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”. The Taliban called the country the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” before the US troops marched in in 2001.
Afghan journalist shares the footage
In one, a man comments that the Taliban had arrested a thief and that they were now going towards Mastufiyat Square. Residents of the city of Herat in the west of the country confirmed that the recordings were made in Herat. The Taliban captured the third largest city in the country on Thursday. A well-known Afghan journalist shared the pictures of the incident and commented that it happened on Friday after Friday prayers.
There have recently been isolated reports that the Taliban are again imposing inhuman and draconian punishments in the areas they have conquered, as they did during their previous rule from 1996 to 2001. The “New York Times” reported at the end of July that the Taliban had hung two men in a city north of Lashkargah that were visible to all at the entrance to the city. The men were accused of kidnapping children.
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