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Horrifying: 17 Beheaded By Taliban For Dance And Music Party
The Huffington Post UK | By Jessica Elgot
Posted: 27/08/2012
Seventeen people are believed to have been beheaded by the Taliban, after late-night music and dance party for young Afghan men and women.
Some 15 men and two women were found beheaded in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Monday, although the Taliban has not yet claimed responsibility.
District governor Nimatullah Khan told Reuters that the bodies were found in a house near the Musa Qala district, 46 miles from the provincial capital Lashkar Gah.
Helmand governor spokesman Daud Ahmadi said a team had been sent to the site of beheadings to investigate. He said all of the victims had had their heads cut off, but they may have been shot first. The district is entirely controlled by the Taliban.
Sharia: 17 Afghans beheaded by devout Muslims for going to dance party
Mixed-sex parties, especially those which involved dancing and music, are highly controversial and are usually held in secret.
