A month since Taliban executed 15 Pakistani soldiers, yet no outrage. Now watch the executions, perhaps…
Related post: It is okay if Taliban kill our soldiers? A comment on the slaughter of 15 FC personnel in Waziristan
Editor’s note: We strongly condemn brutal execution of 15 Pakistan army soldiers by a more radical and non-conforming group of the Taliban. In Pakistan army’s terminology, any group of Taliban which attacks Afghan and NATO officials and civilians is described as good Taliban while those groups which attack Pakistan army are described as bad Taliban. Today, the bad Taliban released a graphic video of how the 15 FC soldiers were killed in a most brutal manner.
Overall this episode has three important messages:
1. Pakistan army’s policy of nurturing, training and protecting Jihadi-sectarian assets has failed. The non-uniformed, unregimented Jihadi-sectarian beasts cannot be expected to follow the strategic and operational directions of Pakistan army commanders (including the ISI and MI commanders). The brainwashed Islamo-fascist mercenaries whose Jihadi-sectarian spirits have been galvanized through a radical Saudi-Salafi-Deobandi ideology cannot be expected to honour or follow Pakistan’s national laws and army regulations and directives;
2. The Jihadi-sectarian beasts (Taliban and their affiliates with amorphous and overlapping boundaries, e.g., Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (camouflaged as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi LeJ), Jaish-e-Muhammad JeM etc) have little regard for humanity and Islam;
3. Pakistan’s pro-military establishment media, both right wingers in Urdu press and self-professed liberals in English press, have ignored or underplayed the brutal execution of Pakistani soldiers by the Taliban. The same people who were extremely noisy and aggressive after the NATO’s attack on Salala check-post have failed to condemn the Taliban’s brutality against Pakistan army and civilians (including Shias, Ahmadis, Christians, Barelvis etc). Instead, many of them are active proponents of talks and reconciliation with the Taliban. This not only shows their hypocrisy but also selective morality. (End note)
Some comments:
Razarumi Raza Rumi
Let’s talk about ..err peace..RT @etribune: #Taliban video highlights revenge on #Pakistan #military bit.ly/AcXv8vneedroos Nadir El-Edroos
Negotiations? How did that turn out -Taliban video highlights revenge on Pakistan military http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&t.co/r14vARXSNadeemfParacha Nadeem F. Paracha
Please stop drone attacks on these innocent patriots … dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…Oval54
The problem is that when Taliban or #AlQaeda kills Pak soldiers no one talks about it. Too many apologists bit.ly/yTkYYbTarekFatah
A month since Taliban executed 15 Pakistani POWs, yet no outrage. Now watch the executions; perhaps.. bit.ly/yTkYYb
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Handcuffed, blindfolded and shot in the back of the head: Taliban releases horrific video of executions of 15 Pakistani soldiers
The paramilitary troops were abducted on December 23
‘God is greatest’ the Taliban yelled as they fired AK-47 rifles
Horrific video has been copied and distributed in street markets
By JILL REILLY
22nd January 2012
A video showing fifteen Pakistani soldiers being lined up and shot dead by a firing squad has been released by the Taliban.
The paramilitary troops were abducted on December 23 in what the terror group described as an operation to avenge the deaths of insurgents in Pakistan.
The release of the horrific video is intended to serve as a warning to Pakistan’s 600,000-member army, which has failed to break the back of the insurgents despite superior firepower and a series of offensives against their strongholds in mountain regions.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Disturbing footage: The paramilitary troops were abducted by Pakistan's Taliban on December 23 and in the video, they are shown to be handcuffed, blindfolded and lined up, before being shot at point-blank range.
The men are standing quietly until fighters stepped up and took turns pumping bullets into the men, some of which were wearing green military uniforms
Each time a soldier collapses, the man standing next to him is pulled in that direction by the handcuffs
In the video Taliban chanting can be heard: ‘We will cross all limits to avenge your blood,’ it said, referring to fighters killed by Pakistani security forces
The abducted soldiers were stood blindfolded, handcuffed to each other on a barren hilltop as one of their bearded Taliban captors held an AK-47 rifle and spoke with fury about revenge.
‘Twelve of our comrades were besieged and mercilessly martyred in the Khyber Agency (area),’ said the militant.
‘Our pious women were also targeted. To avenge those comrades, we will kill these men. We warn the government of Pakistan that if the killing of our friends is not halted, this will be the fate of you all.’
Before death, one of the men described how dozens of Taliban fighters stormed their fort in the northwestern Tank district and kidnapped the soldiers.
‘They attacked us with rockets, killed a sentry. One ran away. The Taliban entered the fort and captured us with our weapons,’ he said, sitting in rows with other soldiers with their arms folded and legs crossed in front of Taliban banners.
‘They tied our hands, put us in a Datsun and took us away.’
Before death, one of the men described how dozens of Taliban fighters stormed their fort in the northwestern Tank district and kidnapped the soldiers
The video shows one of the men shoving a clip into his assault rifle and fires a few rounds into the back of the heads of a few of the soldiers. while the chant ‘God is greatest,’ is heard in the background
Warning: The release of the video showing the soldiers is intended to serve as a warning to Pakistan’s 600,000-member army
The video then shows the men standing quietly. Taliban chanting can be heard. ‘We will cross all limits to avenge your blood,’ it said, referring to fighters killed by Pakistani security forces.
One of the men shoves a clip into his assault rifle and fires a few rounds into the back of the heads of a few of the soldiers. ‘God is greatest,’ the Taliban yell.
Other fighters step up and take turns pumping bullets into the men, some wearing green military uniforms. Each time a soldier collapses, the man standing next to him is pulled in that direction by the handcuffs.
The Taliban and Pakistan’s military, one of the largest in the world, have entered exploratory peace talks that raised hopes that their conflict, which has killed thousands of people, could ease, or even end one day.
But the talks have faltered, a senior Pakistani security official told Reuters, and the video – copied to compact discs and distributed in street markets in areas near the porous border with Afghanistan – is likely to enrage the army.
Formed in 2007, the TTP is an umbrella group of Pakistani militant factions operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Allied with the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda, it pledged to overthrow the Pakistani government after the military started operations against militant groups.
It is blamed for many of the suicide bombings across the country and has carried out audacious attacks, including one on army headquarters near the capital Islamabad in 2009.
After the shooting ends in the video, the Taliban militants stare at the bodies slumped over on the earth.
‘If the killing of our friends is not stopped, this will be the fate of all infidel armies, God willing,’ says one militant.
Majeed Marwat, a commander of the Frontier Corps said morale among his men would always remain high despite such videos.
‘Our soldiers enlist because they want to sacrifice for the country. We are taking care of the families of the martyred soldiers,’ he told Reuters.
Video report
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Interesting comments on ET:
Hafeez
Jan 22, 2012 – 12:37AM
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In my humble opinion, any hint at talks with such barbarians should be considered a treason. I believe this is high time for a strong push against militants by our 600,000 Pak Army. If army wants to do it, they can, as they did in Swat.
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Junaid
Jan 22, 2012 – 12:39AM
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Strategic Assets !!!
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Sheikh A. Bukhara
Jan 22, 2012 – 12:40AM
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The Americans admitted their mistake and apologized when they killed our soldiers at the border post by mistake…will the Taliban do the same? No, because they see the Pakistan army as a heathen force. I wonder why the Taliban are not seen as an enemy by the Establishment. What else do they need to do to qualify as one? Takeover GHQ? Oh. wait, they did that already…
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Bilal
23 hours ago
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But but they are our brothers… But but the Jews did it… But but the Hindus did it…
Should have sent in Immy K to negotiate with them. He could have rescued our soldiers AND taught the taliban fast bowling.
Pakistan Agnostic
23 hours ago
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Ya Allah (if you exist which i doubt) bring your curse on them and their families. Prove it that you exist.
Pakistan army should just carpet bomb the entire area.
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Sarcasm
23 hours ago
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subhanallah! they got martyred by army of GOD, “The Taliban”.
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Farz
23 hours ago
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And Imran Khan wants to negotiate with these animals?
Pakistan, do not vote for PTI. If you do, Pakistan will surrender to these murderous radical.
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Patriotic
22 hours ago
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and we still want to make peace with them? What is wrong with us as a nation? The US may have played a role in creating these barbarians (from the extremists they were previously) but they are our problem now. No peace deals
Mirza
22 hours ago
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Is it a family feud or we are so helpless against Taliban? What is the use of having such a huge army when we cannot even control these terrorists? Despite all this we call them strategic assets and happy to talk to them. I would not be surprised if rightwing apologists start blaming America and West for these brutal killings. Where is the outrage by the rightwing and Imran Khan like Salala? Was Salala killing worst than this?
Azim
20 hours ago
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Taliban are a curse …these are the sons of famous killers, extortionist, thieves etc that got refuge in so called ‘no-go area’ in our tribal belts for many decades after committing crimes in main land Pakistan….now they use the name of Islam to rob and rule us….our state as well as we as a nation stand responsible of allowing these murders live in our neighbourhood…and guess what they are back and we have to pay back…..
Siddique Malik
20 hours ago
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I wonder what JI, IJT, JUI, PTI, PML (all its variations) and all those Pakistanis who have been brain-washed by mullahs think of this act of cold-blooded murder of innocent people. There are sympathizers of the Taliban thugs among Pakistani Diaspora in America, too, and they think that the Taliban are the most innocent people because they have long beards and are “good Muslims.” When you tell these religiously stubborn well-wishers of the Taliban about the Taliban’s crimes against humanity, they say, this is American, Jewish and Hindu propaganda.
There should be no mercy for the Taliban thugs. I wonder why Pakistani army cannot simply wipe out these harbingers of Stone age mentality. I suppose the army is too busy playing politics, and creating “strategic depth,” and doesn’t realize that it is making Pakistan fall into these “depths.”
Siddique Malik, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
RajX
19 hours ago
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I thought many(probably most if you go by the polls) Pakistanis think that this not pakistans war. Are the Taliban, who are killing pak army men, Englishman from London who have developed a love for kameez and turbans? Or is this another Zionist conspiracy. Maybe they are Jews from Hollywood. Some say that the Mumbai attacker kasabs real name is “Amar Singh”. Maybe he is a Hindu too.
numbersnumbers
19 hours ago
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The “Ghairat Brigade” was frothing at the mouth for weeks about the killing of 24/26 Pakistani Soldiers in battle by ISAF/American forces under still murky circumstances!
With the release of this TTP video of the BRUTAL EXECUTION of 15 Pakistanis, WILL ALL PLEASE NOTE HOW SILENT IN COMPARISON the “Ghairat Brigade” will now be!
This Video should be a standard issue shown (repeatedly) to all Pakistani soldiers! Thinking that you can meekly surrender to Taliban forces and be freed later through some negotiated swap deal for Taliban in prison is pure folly!
vasan
17 hours ago
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I havent heard the usual rhetorics
1. This couldnt have been by the muslims because muslims dont kill muslims
2. This must be a RAW/CIA/MOSSAD/KGB/MI conspiracy
3. The dead were not circumcised and hence couldnt have been Pak soldiers. India tries to create violence between taliban and pak army
4. Oh : this must have been by Mansoor Izaz in collaboration with HH by a vicious memo.
5. Ask RIM to provide text messages between them
observer
16 hours ago
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To all those who believe that TTP are only reacting to others
Please read through this link to understand their real goals.
http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20121\21\story21-1-2012pg3_3
I quote a sample to illustrate their line of reasoning,
Sheikh Essa felt that a revolt by the Laal Masjid would be the beginning of his interpretation of an Islamic revolution in Pakistan. So Sheikh Essa focused on Aziz. Aziz was convinced to read Essa’s book, Al-Wala Wal Bara. After reading the book, he was asked by Sheikh Essa: “Do you still believe that the Pakistan Army is a Muslim army?” He forcefully reminded Aziz of his duties as a Muslim scholar, “If you refuse the call of takfeer on the Pakistan Army, God will never forgive.”
Let us realise, once you go down the ‘takfeer’ route there is no looking back. Aren’t a majority of the believers already on the way?
Raj – USA
16 hours ago
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@Finding Memo:
You are so wrong. It is not a result of Pakistan’s involvement in the War or Terror. Have you forgotten that the Talibans tonsured the heads of Pakistani Football team in the open stadium for wearing shorts to play the game in Afghanistan. Talibans and all religious leaders who preach hatred are illiterates (I do not value their doctorate degrees from religious institutions).
You cannot reason with a person who has no reasoning capacity. Look at the barbaric way they have killed the soldiers, chaining them together and shooting on the back of their heads. Do you really think that you can change a serial killer by talking to them. They only respect power. The only way to engage them is to engage them in combat.
Do these talibans have any family. Do you really believe that those who can kill in such cold blood can have the heart and affection to have a family life?
Making fine distinctions between various groups such as, Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, Pashtoon Taliban, Punjabi Taliban, Good Taliban, Bad Taliban, etc. is flawed thinking. What can you reason with them. They want their islamic code and their version of Sharia Law. IK’s thinking is flawed. These elements can never be wiped out s long as the army keeps calling them “Strategic Assets” and the political leaders like IK, Rana Sanaullah, Shahbaz Sharif, etc., keep appeasing them.
Khan
16 hours ago
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Why is there no outrage in Pakistani Media about these terrorists. Why no Supreme Court orders and commissions and where is Imran Khan, who wants to negotiate with these murderers.
John B
13 hours ago
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Chickens are coming home to roost.
The Taliban fanatic war and the global war on terror is real. Just because the Taliban terrorism was and is outside pak border, it does not mean PAK is not a target. For Taliban and their affiliates who freely roam PAK, capturing PAK is their goal. The longer PAK waits, the easier it is for the Taliban.
My heart cries for the Pashtun soldiers, the wasted canon fodder in Punjabi generals dream of strategic depth.
May Allah curse the Taliban and their mentors and apologists.
Bashir Ahmed, so right. Unfortunately most Pashtoons are too simpleton to understand all this.
These terrorists are utilizing IEDs not only to target security forces, but also civilians.
When we are talking about Taliban, lets not forget that the Taliban have been using improvised explosive devices in our part of the world. We should condemn such devices and should have counter strategies.
And the Govt. still wants to have peace talks/negotiate with such animals, i say napalm these sons of pigs these are the true KAFIRS the TALIBAN and their SUPPORTERS, we should kill them all including those parties and INDIVIDUALS, the LIKE MINDED that support them and hang their dead bodies and desecrate their dead bodies, we should kill them they way they have killed our people and let them have there (72 virgins which we all know will turn out to be trannys anyways in hell) and what about the recent attack in Bannu where these pigs attacked a jail and freed several other militants including the pig who was involved in suicide attacks on Fmr.President Musharraf…something is definitley not right here (black sheeps…possibility %110 YES!!)0_o
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