By Charlotte Meredith
VICE - August 12, 2015
The savagery of the so-called Islamic State (IS) has reportedly
proved too extreme even for the Taliban, with the group condemning a
"horrific" video that appears to show militants blowing up bound and
blindfolded Afghan prisoners with explosives.
In the latest
example of the ongoing battle for supremacy between the insurgent
groups, the Taliban issued a strongly-worded response on Tuesday
denouncing the IS propaganda video, which appeared on jihadi social
media forums on Sunday.
"A horrific video was released yesterday
showing kidnappers who associate themselves with Daesh [IS] brutally
martyring several white-bearded tribal elders and villagers with
explosives," said a statement posted on the Taliban's website and
translated by Reuters.
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