Still image taken from the video which shows handcuffed Pakistani soldiers sitting cross legged with a masked gunman standing behind them Photo: REUTERS
Taliban Video Shows Execution Of Pakistani Soldiers -- The Telegraph
Taliban militants have released a video showing the execution of 15 Pakistani soldiers whose bodies were found earlier this month after they were kidnapped in northwestern Pakistan.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan had claimed responsibility for the killings.
The 15 FC (Frontier Constabulary) personnel were kidnapped late last month after a night-time raid on a checkpoint in the northwestern town of Tank.
Pakistan's seven tribal districts near the Afghan border, including North Waziristan, are rife with home-grown insurgents and are strongholds of Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives.
The 2.38 minute video, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, was released over the weekend and shows the blindfolded soldiers sitting in three rows on a hillside.
The soldiers had their hands tied behind their backs and were flanked by two masked gunmen.
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My Comment: The Taliban show their true face again. But back home the U.S. media and political class are getting all upset over a video of US Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters.
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