If you really want to have a laugh check this one out. The book entitled “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Rules for Mujahideen” has set up rules of conduct for Islamic extremists waging war against the US in Afghanistan. Ain’t that a kick.
I think that the whole thing is a propaganda tool to gain the support of the civilian population in Afghanistan. I also think that it is a thinly veiled attempt by the Taliban to start to exert centralized control over provincial leaders in Afghanistan.
According to the book, Suicide bombings will be curtailed to avoid injuring innocent civilians. I don’t think that they give a hoot about who they hurt but this rule sounds good. It seems as if they want the civilian population to feel loved.
The book also forbids the formation of any new militias which do not come under the direct control of the Taliban. Sounds to me like this is another attempt to gain control. I don’t think that the local leaders will go for it though.
They will also give provincial leaders the right to determine how they want to conduct operations in their area.
The final thing that we will mention here is that it gives guidelines for the treatment of prisoners and forbids the selling of prisoners. Give me a break. I hope no one is dumb enough to fall for this.
Thank you to all of our soldiers participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and also to all of you who have purchased Operation Enduring Freedom rings from us in the past.
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