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If they are theocrats who "locked men in shipping containers" till their beards grew (article), then the fact that they have tattoos in violation of religious n

• chopsueyar 16y ago
  Surely you are not suggesting the Taliban represents the ideal implementation (the norm) of Islam? The full quote is from the penultimate paragraph (which, btw, is referring to a New York Times article from November 23, 2001)... The New York Times piece on Mullah Omar’s car also noted that during Taliban rule in Afghanistan, the Hilux and its larger sibling the Landcruiser “provided ideal platforms for intimidation and enforcement.” The Taliban rode around “ready to leap down and beat women for showing a glimpse of ankle or to lock a man in a shipping container for three weeks until his beard grew to the approved length. Or, most dismal, to drag an accused adulterer or blasphemer to the soccer stadium for execution.” Given that this story was recently submitted, it can be gathered that the tattoos observed by David Kilcullen were not from Taliban fighters in 2001. The article does not indicate any of the tattooed insurgent fighters are Taliban, or even Muslim. My original point being, every religion has various tenets which are followed/obeyed in different degrees by various members of said religion. Some call them "sects" or "denominations".