New Taliban Rules Target Afghan Teachers
The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday were only following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating, and if they continue to teach must be killed. The new list of 30 rules, decided on during a high Taliban meeting in September or October and since circulated over the Internet, span from the organizational – no jihad equipment may be used for personal means – to the health conscious – militants are not supposed to smoke. Full Story