Taliban rob shopkeepers, burn “un-islamic” cloth

by Kal El on July 28, 2011 · View Comments

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Un-islamic? What, was the cloth not suitably combustible, or durable enough for explosives to be sewn in? Is there nothing for which muslims will not find a reason to bitch and complain?

Pakistan Taliban make bonfire of ‘un-Islamic’ cloth

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A Taliban group in Pakistan on Tuesday burned a huge quantity of cloth taken from shopkeepers, saying it was too thin to be made into suitably modest garments, officials said.

The Islamist extremists stormed shops in Wana, the main town of the lawless South Waziristan tribal region, which borders Afghanistan, and made a bonfire of the cloth in a public area near the bazaar.

Shopkeeper Rahimullah Khan told AFP that at least eight armed men burst into his premises and took away bundles of raw cloth that they said was too thin to make respectable clothing.

“They said it was un-Islamic to wear clothes that don’t properly cover the human body,” Khan said.

A local official in Wana who declined to be named said the perpetrators were local Taliban, adding that shop owners calculated thousands of metres of material had been destroyed.

“The men confiscated big bundles of raw cloth which they declared was too thin to wear from dozens of shopkeepers in the main bazaar and burnt them,” he told AFP.

“They had warned shopkeepers almost a week ago to stop selling un-Islamic cloth. Today, the militants stormed the shops and confiscated the rolls.”

Taliban militants in Pakistan have often targeted shops selling music and films that they say break Islamic moral codes.

Pakistan’s military launched a major offensive in South Warizistan, part of the federally-administered tribal area, in 2009 to tackle Taliban and al Qaeda linked groups.

Also in South Warizistan on Tuesday, one soldier was killed and another one injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded by a road, the military said.

Pakistan’s seven tribal districts bordering Afghanistan are rife with a homegrown insurgency.

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  • JEWHAWK

    Pakistan and Afghanistan should be dealt with, at least, a DOZEN HYDROGEN BOMBS, for I won’t settle with anything weaker.
    That’s the only way the world can get rid of the Taliban virus.

  • Tonto

    Every single troop that I have spoken to about Afghanistan says the same thing.  Afghanistan is the most backward and ignorant place and people they have ever seen.  At one time, Afghanistan may have had a chance at progress….but 1400 years ago, they got islam. The Taliban is a manifestation of what islam can do for a people….a gift from mohammad the pedophile one might say.  Afghanistan is screwed, and it looks to me that islam is well on it’s way at screwing up Pakistan because in the “tribal areas” the Taliban is very active and obnoxious.  Pitiful situation.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lorenzo-Shalimar-Drakeford/100001244160729 Lorenzo Shalimar Drakeford

    Hey Tonto! I remember you from saturday morning westerns. I lost my SAA, I hope you still have yours.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lorenzo-Shalimar-Drakeford/100001244160729 Lorenzo Shalimar Drakeford

    Not a bad solution, But I have one that is cheaper. Exclusion of isham from all civilized Nations, and segregation to mooshitn countrys. Cheaper, and better for the environment. :)

  • Tonto

    Us Apache prefer the Winchester 30-30…..now graduated to AR15s and M4s.  For sidearm, I personally prefer the .45 auto.  I still have a single action but don’t often use it.  But thanks for asking.

  • Anonymous

    “Us Apache prefer the Winchester 30-30…..now graduated to AR15s and M4s.”

    Sweeeeeeet!

    But, you know, that’s the reason kuranimals haven’t tried any physical jihad here. They’re doing it through political, litigation and cultural jihad.

    However, there will be some who will f*ck up and push it past the tipping point and patriotic men with balls and the fire power to back them up like you who will make the crusades look like a walk in the park.

  • Tonto

    Let’s just hope we don’t have to go there.  I have seen the face of war….and it’s pretty dang ugly.  I have no hankering to go there again….but will if I have to.

  • Anonymous

    I agree.I don’t want to go there either but the liberal elites and their mohammadans masters are making it inevitable. Hilary rubbing elbows with th OIC and vowing to push changes to our right to free speech in regards to pisslam sure seems like the writing on the wall.

    “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.’ JFK

  • Tonto

    The libtards on the left have actually been SPEAKING about bringing violent revolution…. So far, I think it’s just talk.  How many leftists aren’t pacifists?  They’re like muz….heap smoke, no fire.  Leftist are basically pussies and girlie boys to the point that they make the muz look manly and macho.  The union brownshirts that Obama has recruited (SEIU) could present a small problem.  I know people that are zeroed in on them already tthough.

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