The infectious charm of the jihad, and the winning, well-reasoned arguments of the proponents of Sharia, shine through in this.

"Taliban’s latest threat: cutting off noses and ears to anyone who dares voting," from [1] Asia News, August 17 (thanks to [2] Weasel Zippers):

Kabul (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The latest threats issued by the Taliban to disrupt next Thursday’s presidential election include “suicide attacks against polling stations” and cutting off “noses and ears of those who vote”, this according to leaflets left in the southern part of the country, but also to a lesser extent in Kabul. Equally attacks have been stepped up against the military but especially the civilian population.

“We are using new tactics targeting election centres,” Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said....