According to a CNN report about a new Taliban guideline book, “The Taliban’s Rules,”
Along with rules about not smoking cigarettes and not allowing murderers to join the Taliban, there also is this entry: Taliban “are not allowed to take young boys with no facial hair onto the battlefield or into their private quarters.”
If they had beards, both parties would be executed by having a wall toppled over on them, but if they’re too young to have beards (and therefore helpless against being raped), it’s just a matter of maintaining military discipline.
(The guidebook also sets out when Taliban members should execute school teachers.)
Yes, the hypocrisy and the predatoriness of the Taliban are so obvious. They kill the adult gays who hurt no one but rape boys for pleasure and think it’s just a little thing. What can one say?
Actually, “Omar,” the article doesn’t mention the Taliban threatening to “the adult gays who hurt no one but rape boys for pleasure.” Before posting your cranky comments you ought to read the stuff cited. And then go ahead and make up your cranky comments.
The Taliban was born because two Afghan warlords were fighting over a 12-year-old boy. The Islamists thought this was outrageous, and started a rebellion.