Catherine Maynard
09 October 2009
.:Summary:.
In this article it is said that the new Taliban military “code of conduct” calls for more restrictions on suicide attacks aimed at killing civilians. Even though this could be seen as a form of good news the US and Afghan officials have dismissed these as hypocritical propaganda. The new documentation was obtained by CNN in northwestern Pakistan. The packet has been quoted as saying “Suicide attacks should be at high value and important targets because a brave son of Islam should not be used for low value and useless targets, In suicide attacks the killing of innocent people and damage to their property should be minimized.” It also lists that mujahideen “should refrain” from disfiguring people, such as the severing of ears, nose, and lips. Even though these types of things are listed in this “code of conduct” many see it as fake because no implementation of these actions has been seen. In fact, many of the things specifically listed in the code of conduct have not been exhibited at all.
.:Reaction:.
I believe that no matter what the Taliban wants to publish they will do whatever they please to accomplish the goals they wish to achieve. Despite what they have said in their “new code of conduct” they will do whatever they wish whenever they wish. I think that this document was allowed to leak out so that they group would not be under such scrutiny on a constant level. They are trying to seem as if they are a sensible organization.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/taliban.code.conduct/index.html
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