“Hardly a day goes by when our senses are not bludgeoned by some new outbreak of terrorism in the Middle East.  Despite our best efforts at making and keeping the peace, political, economic, and religious tensions often lead to unrest, violence, and riots.”

-Jim Bakker in “Prosperity and the Coming Apocalypse”

Two women and 15 men were found murdered along the side of a road in the Kajaki district of Afghanistan murdered by Taliban insurgents. All the victims were either beheaded or had their throats slashed. Most showed evidence of beatings and some had shotgun wounds.

Local officials confirmed the Taliban murdered the civilians.

“[They were] partying with music in an area under the control of the Taliban,” Helmand provincial governor’s spokesman told AFP news agency. The Taliban disapprove of men and women mixing in social environments.

Government forces found the bodies Monday morning.

In addition to the murder of civilians, 10 Afghan army soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack in a different part of the province. An attack in the Washir district killed four soldiers and wounded six.

Two US soldiers died in weekend fighting. NATO plans to have all troops out of the country by the end of 2014.