November 29, 2006
Independent News: The gunmen came at night to drag Mohammed Halim away from his home, in front of his crying children and his wife begging for mercy."I think they killed him that way to frighten us", Well yes that is what terrorists do because educating women is against Islam, or at least the Taliban’s interpretation of the ROP. And our choke…ally…cough Pakistan wants NATO to abandon the fight against these murderers?The 46-year-old schoolteacher tried to reassure his family that he would return safely. But his life was over, he was part-disembowelled and then torn apart with his arms and legs tied to motorbikes, the remains put on display as a warning to others against defying Taliban orders to stop educating girls.
Mr Halim was one of four teachers killed in rapid succession by the Islamists at Ghazni, a strategic point on the routes from Kabul to the south and east which has become the scene of fierce clashes between the Taliban and US and Afghan forces.
The day we arrived, an Afghan policemen and eight insurgents died during an ambush in an outlying village. Rockets were found, primed to be fired into Ghazni City during a visit by the American ambassador a few days previously.But, as in the rest of Afghanistan, it is the civilians who are bearing the brunt of this conflict. At the village of Qara Bagh, the family of Mr Halim are distraught and terrified. His cousin, Ahmed Gul, shook his head: "They killed him like an animal. No, no. We do not kill animals like that, it would be haram. They took away a father and a husband, they had no pity. We are all very worried. Please go now, you see those men standing over there? They are watching. It is dangerous for you, and for us."
Fatima Mushtaq, the director of education at Ghazni, has had repeated death threats, the notorious "night letters". Her gender, as well as her refusal to send girls home from school, has made her a particular source of hatred for Islamist zealots.
"I think they killed him that way to frighten us, otherwise why make a man suffer so much? Mohammed Halim and his family were good friends of ours and we are very, very upset by what has happened. He came to me when the threats first began and asked what he should do. I told him to move somewhere safe. I think he was trying to arrange that when they came and took him," she said.
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Posted by: n.a. palm at November 29, 2006 03:16 PM (Dm8gn)
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This pic shows why Muslims must fight the Canadians to the very death, and why the Main Stream Media must help the Muslims do this.
Posted by: DemocracyRules at November 29, 2006 03:44 PM (+WNUd)
Canadian military is SO intimidated by Taliban threat to fight in Winter! Soldiers will HATE roaring around on skidoos fitted with 0.50 cal machine guns, chasing easy-to-find heat signatures, snow footprints, etc.
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You so had me. I didn't bother looking at the pic. Fished! I swear, I was about to write a post about you being a Canadian traitor.
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