Taliban behead 17 Afghan civilians

Seventeen civilians have been killed by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, reportedly for attending a party.

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Monday, 27.08.2012.

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KANDAHAR Seventeen civilians have been killed by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, reportedly for attending a party. The bodies of two women and 15 men were found by the side of a road in the Musa Qala district. Taliban behead 17 Afghan civilians They were either beheaded or had had their throats cut. Some showed signs of beatings or had gunshot wounds. The bodies of the 17 civilians were discovered on Monday morning. Local officials said the men had gathered to listen to music and watch the women dance when they were attacked. The Taliban disapprove of men and women mixing socially. "I can confirm that this is the work of the Taliban," the Helmand provincial governor's spokesman, Daud Ahmadi, told AFP news agency. He added that the men and women were "partying with music in an area under the control of the Taliban". Meanwhile, ten Afghan army soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack in the same province. In eastern Afghanistan, two U.S. soldiers were shot dead by an Afghan National Army soldier. (Beta/AP, file) BBC

Taliban behead 17 Afghan civilians

They were either beheaded or had had their throats cut. Some showed signs of beatings or had gunshot wounds.

The bodies of the 17 civilians were discovered on Monday morning.

Local officials said the men had gathered to listen to music and watch the women dance when they were attacked. The Taliban disapprove of men and women mixing socially.

"I can confirm that this is the work of the Taliban," the Helmand provincial governor's spokesman, Daud Ahmadi, told AFP news agency.

He added that the men and women were "partying with music in an area under the control of the Taliban".

Meanwhile, ten Afghan army soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack in the same province.

In eastern Afghanistan, two U.S. soldiers were shot dead by an Afghan National Army soldier.

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