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KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have condemned a raid on a school in Peshawar that left 141 dead in the country's bloodiest ever terror attack, saying killing innocent children was against Islam.
Survivors said militants gunned down children as young as 12 during the eight-hour onslaught in Peshawar, which the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said was revenge for the ongoing North Waziristan operation.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has always condemned the killing of children and innocent people at every juncture,” the Afghan Taliban, which often target civilians, said in a statement released late Tuesday.
“The intentional killing of innocent people, women and children goes against the principles of Islam and every Islamic government and movement must adhere to this fundamental essence."
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the official name of the Taliban) expresses its condolences over the incident and mourns with the families of killed children.”
The Afghan Taliban are a jihadist group loosely affiliated to the Pakistan Taliban, with both pledging allegiance to Mullah Omar.
The Afghan Taliban often distance themselves from attacks that kill many civilians, but they also deliberately target non-combatants.
Last week they claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a theatre show in the French cultural centre in Kabul that killed one person and injured 15.
The United Nations says the majority of civilian casualties in Afghanistan are caused by the Taliban and other armed groups.
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Dec 17, 2014 12:51pm
Lets not fall for this - we need to introduce the guillotine .
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Dec 17, 2014 12:57pm
Look at their faces.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:05pm
We do not need your sympathies. Pakistan MUST delink itself from Afghanistan. Until we stop differentiating nature of snakes, nation will keep mourning.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:09pm
This is called hypocrisy . Whatever they say, have no value for us . We do not need these barbarians condolence at all. All we demand Public execution of All terrorist in our jails
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Dec 17, 2014 01:13pm
They all are same
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Dec 17, 2014 01:18pm
The Taliban is an evil menace which is anti Islam. They have hijacked religion for their criminal and murderous intent.
It should be the duty of every Pakistani to report any citing or illegal activity of these people to the authorities. It is time the police took action. It is not just the job of the army to eradicate this evil.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:28pm
Afghan Taliban always disown Pakistani Taliban and later are no doubt test-tube Talibans.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:31pm
Look at the audacity! These very people scarred an entire generation of Afghans and Pakistanis for life!
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Dec 17, 2014 01:37pm
You killed children few days ago in Afghanistan ....liars
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Dec 17, 2014 01:41pm
Don't again think that they the good taliban now.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:42pm
Your statement contradicts your actions.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:50pm
This condemnation is a sham. You can not be condeming attack and killings in one place while going on kiiling innocents in another. The entire world is united in their empathy with the families of Pakistani children who died, with the nation in mourning. Pakistan today does not need your crocodile tears. They will emerge stronger from this monumental tragedy. If you really mean it - afghan taliban - vow to take revenge and wipe out the Pakistan taliban from the face of this earth. Else just keep your mouth shut. We will deal with you and your brother Pakistan taliban later. Hamen is tragedy main kiraye ke rone waloon ki zaroorat nahin.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:55pm
@Tejaswi Good point.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:09pm
Most of the civilians in Afghanistan are killed by NATO forces. We never heard news about Peshawar like attack in Afghanistan. However, this type of terrorism is seen in DAISH.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:28pm
We do not want to know what they think or say neither we want to hear any statements coming from them... why media cannot shut its door for Taliban and like. Why must they get any media coverage and expand their propaganda, why must they get chance to add salt to our wounds!? Shame on you Taliban and shame on those who fall for your propaganda...
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Dec 17, 2014 02:33pm
good terrorists vs bad terrorists??? No!!! Please eliminate ALL of them. We absolutely don't want weapons in hands of non-military public. If that happens, we may not even need military after 50 years.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:40pm
on both sides of the border, they're the same ... sub-human specie who need to be exterminated for the benefit of mankind.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:46pm
Yeah as if, big time liars! What about the ethnic cleansing of Hazaras during Taliban rule in Afghanistan? You spared none. Besides, you have also announced allegiance to IS, your brethren in faith & ideology, who recently killed four christian children for refusing to convert to Islam.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:53pm
Afghan Taliban, These are the good ones or is TTP the good one. Then which ones are bad. I am confused, the definitions are not clear. can someone enlighten me.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:54pm
Who is making counter terrorism policy and running our anti terrorist operations in this country? Are the policy makers competent, do they represent our interests, are they accountable to us?
Does our civilian government which represents us have any input in either policy or implementation?
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Dec 17, 2014 02:55pm
Let's close this Chapter of Taliban. We need hard working people to work for economy which is true Jihad.
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Dec 17, 2014 03:05pm
If even the Afghan taliban are condemning TTP, then Pakistan can just imagine how bad the TTP must be and what we have got ourselves into.
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Dec 17, 2014 03:05pm
If even the Afghan taliban are condemning TTP, then Pakistan can just imagine how bad the TTP must be and what we have got ourselves into.
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Dec 17, 2014 03:20pm
Now is the time to educate the people and make them understand that Taliban are NOT muslims as muslims don't kill innocent people. We need to start a country wide scheme to show the true face of the so called taliban and let the people see how they hide behind religion. The army also need to put more effort because there is no need to talk to people who can carry out such evil attacks on children. A normal human being could not even kill animals like this
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Dec 17, 2014 03:38pm
Good Talibans, Right??
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Dec 17, 2014 03:54pm
A week ago Afghan Taliban suicide bomb children in Isteqlal School kabul & a month ago more than hundred kids playing volleyball in Paktia yahyakhel. Even printing of this news only in Pakistani media puts doubts in mind of people. TTP is born out of Afghan Taliban & they have made Durand Line so irrelevant that you cant really differentiate. As we speak a joint attack by Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Taliban & LEJ is going on in Dangal Kunar valley since last 3 days. They have burnt 20 homes of villagers & killed a number of peoples.
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Dec 17, 2014 04:01pm
the Afghan Taliban have always been silent over the atrocities committed by the TTP, we need to stop pretending these guys are different. they are one and the same and we need to treat them as such.
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Dec 17, 2014 04:26pm
Please stop blaming and think about the kids who lost their lives. Feeling terrible as a parent myself.
After killing innocent kids, what do they pray?
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Dec 17, 2014 04:47pm
i condemn the peshawar attack its is against Islamic teaching
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Dec 17, 2014 05:06pm
Look who is talking!!!
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Dec 17, 2014 05:27pm
Snake tears by the Afghan Taliban. Its time to crush this snake dead.
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Dec 17, 2014 05:32pm
They say they always condemn killing of children; does it mean that killing of non-children is fine??
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Dec 17, 2014 05:53pm
Good or bad this is time to deal with them all in same manner.
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Dec 17, 2014 07:02pm
If Afghan Taliban condemn activities of Pakistani Taliban why don't they quit their vicious activities in Afghanistan.
We should change our attitude towards Taliban whether they are operating in Afghanistan of Pakistan, in fact, they are the two facets of the same coin. Both, Afghanistan and Pakistan can't have peaceful relations unless they eliminate their strategic assets i:e Taliban. Afghanistan Should recede backing TTP and Pakistan must not extend its support to Haqqani network ( GOOD TALIBAN) any more If they want to true peace in the region.
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Dec 17, 2014 07:07pm
Oh! They are thinking of themselves to be good taliban.
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Dec 17, 2014 07:23pm
Pakistan military should launch operation to eliminate these bad element as soon as possibile
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Dec 17, 2014 08:19pm
Goodbye Taliban your time is up.
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Dec 17, 2014 10:09pm
giving these barbarians even space on media is a crime, these so called Afghan Taliban killed school children in Kabul and many more children and young men in volleyball match in Paktia a few weeks ago. Dawn should set it's moral compass right, putting this news is offensive to so many berieved families and all of people of Peshawar and KPK.
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Dec 17, 2014 10:23pm
And here is another proof of these barbarians trying to run their PR thoruht Pakistani newspapers "At Least 10 Killed In Taliban Attack On Afghan Bank".
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Dec 17, 2014 10:29pm
I am a father and grandfather and I had a sleepless night yesterday.We do not need any condemnation from Afghan Taliban.When I look at the dead bodies of these children it reminds me how a six month old son of Imam Hussain was killed by so called muslims of that time.These talibn are a GALEE to name of Islam.Now when the moratorium on death penalty has been lifted the Govt of Nawaz Shareef should show some spine and all those religious thugs who are on death row should be put before a firing squad preferably in public and on live TV.Their supporters should have the same fate.Now is the time to find out where these animals get money,who are their ideological backers and where they get arms and ammunition.If we fail this time we will never be able to get rid of this cancer ever.May Allah have mercy on Pakisan.
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Dec 17, 2014 10:44pm
Than help us capture these rabid animals, who kill innocent children.
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Dec 17, 2014 11:06pm
but they still gave safe heaven to fazalullah,shahid ullah and ehsan ullah
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Dec 17, 2014 11:54pm
Identify their helpers and facilitators and treat them harshly.
In fact there should be death penalty for these facilitators as they are more dangerous than the ones who pull the trigger.
Without their help these animals cannot hide themselves in our cities and urban areas.
We all know where to look for these mir jaffar's but always look the other way and try to believe as if there is no crisis.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:05am
Please guys stop commenting on this article n pray for the spirits of Dead
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Dec 18, 2014 12:06am
Taliban are one a b c d ......when we will become one to give them response
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Dec 18, 2014 01:05am
Right - this after they themselves bombed hundreds of schools and killed several children every year.
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Dec 18, 2014 01:31am
Pakistan must strike TTP hideouts in Afghanistan either by DRONE or ground assault. It would be foolish to expect any cooperation from afghan government.
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Dec 18, 2014 01:37am
@ Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Dont try to distance yourself from your partners in crime. You are equally responsible for this inhuman act. We have seen you do the same to women and children in Afghanistan.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:00am
they all are same, dont let them go this time, behind the the curtain of GOOD and BAD, countless children they killed in Afganistan, Kill them all for ever and lets create peaceful region again , where India, Pakistani and Afganistani people can freely visit and enjoy the culture and beauty of these lands.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:50am
They are lying ... they fear that now they will be targeted
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Dec 18, 2014 04:34am
on one side they kill innocent and othe side they condem. terror is such an act which makes you mentally sick.. very sick. you loose power to think. how can someone do job of god by killing people. they becsme so sick that they coild not hear the cries of little kids... this is not human behavioir forget about being godly at all. atleadt now pakistan mUST wake up for its own good and punish these sick people andtheir god fathers.
what a shame on humanity..!!
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Dec 18, 2014 04:55am
Make no mistake.
They will readily without hesitation kill our children.
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Dec 18, 2014 05:24am
Rowe him down.
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Dec 18, 2014 07:45am
Taliban are doing what they vowed for I.e spreading terror.we are to blame for our weak defences.we are supposed to be ready for internal and external threats.we are weak that is why they invade our territories. Fault is with our authorities.politicians.police agencies and head of states and as head of states mam noon hussein and nawaz are to be blamed .They are responsible .They are to be blamed.if you can't do your job right.go home.or arm the mothers so they can take care of their children.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:35am
Read the detailed inside story at:
http://www.veracityglobe.com/peshawarattack/
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Dec 18, 2014 09:57am
@Ahmer Ansari That's simply not true. Please read any and all available statistics from the UN or any reputable NGO. Every single one confirms that the Taliban and affiliated militants kill and maim more civilians than NATO troops by a roughly 475:1 margin. You may not like NATO (which is fine...you are entitled to your opinion) but the data is overwhelming. Don't blame everyone else. The problem lies with the Taliban as well as those who support, finance and turn a blind eye to their ideology.
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Dec 19, 2014 11:16am
Why don't they or everyone else condemn all killing? Killing another human being, whether in name of religion or state is the biggest crime.
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Dec 19, 2014 11:28am
Fake apology. No one buys that in Pakistan.
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