Rule No. 19: ix-Nay on the oys-Bay…
All social clubs need to be concerned about decorum and the proper behavior of their membership. Because the actions of one can bring the entire group into disrepute. That’s why its comforting to see the Taliban has adopted a very strict code.
Via a German site, Sign and Sight (h/t Rusty), we encounter the Layeha for the Mujahideen
There is the usual housekeeping boilerplate:
7) A Mujahid who takes a foreign infidel as prisoner with the consent of a group leader may not exchange him for other prisoners or money.
9) Taliban may not use Jihad equipment or property for personal ends.
10) Every Talib is accountable to his superiors in matters of money spending and equipment usage.
13) Weapons and equipment taken from infidels or their allies must be fairly distributed among the Mujahideen.
There are legal niceties that the lawyers made them put in there:
21) Anyone with a bad reputation or who has killed civilians during the Jihad may not be accepted into the Taliban movement. If the highest leader has personally forgiven him, he will remain at home in the future.
The above rule regarding treatment of civilians under threat of big Time-Out notwithstanding, there are the Rules of Engagement:
25) Anyone who works as a teacher for the current puppet regime must receive a warning. If he nevertheless refuses to give up his job, he must be beaten. If the teacher still continues to instruct contrary to the principles of Islam, the district commander or a group leader must kill him.
26) Those NGOs that come to the country under the rule of the infidels must be treated as the government is treated. They have come under the guise of helping people but in fact are part of the regime. Thus we tolerate none of their activities, whether it be building of streets, bridges, clinics, schools, madrases (schools for Koran study) or other works. If a school fails to heed a warning to close, it must be burned. But all religious books must be secured beforehand.
Then, there are matters of social hygiene:
18) Mujahideen should refrain from smoking cigarettes.
19) Mujahideen are not allowed to take young boys with no facial hair onto the battlefield or into their private quarters.
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Posted by Jules Crittenden at 11:53 am on Friday, December 1, 2006
5 Responses to “Rule No. 19: ix-Nay on the oys-Bay…”
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December 1st, 2006 at 12:55 pm
“Mujahideen should refrain from smoking cigarettes”
Ok, they’ve just killed my interest right there. I suppose pork barbecue sandwiches are out, too? And heavily-discounted beer down at the Taliban PX? Forget it, dudes!
December 1st, 2006 at 2:24 pm
Interesting no mention of women. Burqa/no burqa isn’t even raised. Not even an issue. Little boys, on the other hand, gotta keep that under control.
December 1st, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Women? There are women in Talibanland? You’re surely not talking about those walking tents?
December 1st, 2006 at 7:17 pm
“Mujahideen are not allowed to take young boys with no facial hair onto the battlefield or into their private quarters.”
I never saw nor heard of them on the battlefield, but, oh my, in their personal quarters - yup. Urk.
December 1st, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Love is a battlefield. Apparently.