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==Atrocities==

==Atrocities==

:{{See also|Rape jihad}}

:{{See also|Rape jihad}}

Bodies lay strewn on the streets of Kandahar.<ref>https://rumble.com/vl8ixd-stunning-video-people-dead-on-kandahar-streets-after-violent-taliban-takeov.html</ref>  It was a repetition of what the Taliban had done in all the other provinces to the forces that fought alongside Americans.  Taliban atrocities included executions,<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/03/afghanistan-advancing-taliban-execute-detainees Afghanistan: Advancing Taliban Execute Detainees], HRW, Aug 3, 2021</ref> even killing kids in front of their parents.<ref name=mid-day/>

Bodies lay strewn on the streets of Kandahar.<ref>https://rumble.com/vl8ixd-stunning-video-people-dead-on-kandahar-streets-after-violent-taliban-takeov.html</ref>  It was a repetition of what the Taliban had done in all the other provinces to the forces that fought alongside Americans.  Taliban atrocities included executions,<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/03/afghanistan-advancing-taliban-execute-detainees Afghanistan: Advancing Taliban Execute Detainees], HRW, Aug 3, 2021</ref> even killing kids in front of their parents.<ref>https://sambadenglish.com/taliban-militants-are-killing-children-in-front-of-their-parents/</ref> Afghans became fearful of the brutal regime's return.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1028016095/taliban-takeover-reminds-afghans-of-the-brutality-of-their-previous-regime Taliban Takeover Reminds Afghans Of The Brutality Of Their Previous Regime], PBS, Aug 16, 2021</ref>  [[CNN]] reported that on July 12, 2021 the Taliban knocked on the door of a mother of four in a small village in northern Afghanistan. They were demanding food. The mother told them, "I am poor, how can I cook for you?"  The Taliban beat her to death.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/asia/afghanistan-women-taliban-intl-hnk-dst/index.html</ref>  In Takhar province, the Taliban shot and killed a woman when she went out in public without a [[burqa]].<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/08/17/taliban-kill-woman-not-wearing-burqa-after-vowing-to-honor-womens-rights/</ref>

Afghans became fearful of the brutal regime's return.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1028016095/taliban-takeover-reminds-afghans-of-the-brutality-of-their-previous-regime Taliban Takeover Reminds Afghans Of The Brutality Of Their Previous Regime], PBS, Aug 16, 2021</ref>  [[CNN]] reported that on July 12, 2021 the Taliban knocked on the door of a mother of four in a small village in northern Afghanistan. They were demanding food. The mother told them, "I am poor, how can I cook for you?"  The Taliban beat her to death.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/asia/afghanistan-women-taliban-intl-hnk-dst/index.html</ref>  In Takhar province, the Taliban shot and killed a woman when she went out in public without a [[burqa]].<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/08/17/taliban-kill-woman-not-wearing-burqa-after-vowing-to-honor-womens-rights/</ref>

The Taliban executed unarmed Afghan soldiers of the Afghan army in cold blood who were attempting to surrender.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/asia/afghanistan-taliban-commandos-killed-intl-hnk/index.html</ref>   

The Taliban executed unarmed Afghan soldiers of the Afghan army in cold blood who were attempting to surrender.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/asia/afghanistan-taliban-commandos-killed-intl-hnk/index.html</ref>