Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's eastern Andar district. Source: AFPNATO Campaign Backfires As Rabid Youths Replace Dead Taliban Leaders -- The Australian
THE young Taliban commander with a penchant for severing spies' heads with strands of thin wire dragged 28 of his soldiers from a makeshift jail and lined them up against a mud wall at his base.
Pacing along the row of handcuffed men, the fresh-faced 21-year-old - surrounded by bodyguards - drew his pistol.
"You're about to be punished because you've taken money from infidels by working on building projects in winter," Ferozuddin shouted. He had arrived in the east Afghanistan province of Ghazni in March to take command of Andar district after a US airstrike killed his predecessor.
As the fighters begged forgiveness, Ferozuddin marched up to the first one and shot him in the left knee. One by one he kneecapped the others.
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My Comment: A sobering assessment on future peace talks with the Taliban, and where Afghanistan may be heading.