<p><em>(Disclaimer: Graphic details below)</em></p>.<p>The Taliban beheaded an Afghan soldier, then chanted praise to their leader Hibatullah Akhundzada while holding the severed head of their victim by his hair in a video posted in a private Taliban chat room, <em>Washington Examiner</em> reported.</p>.<p>The 36-second video, which was obtained by the <em>Washington Examine</em>r, was posted a week ago.</p>.<p>It's unclear when it was made, but on August 17, Taliban leaders promised amnesty for government workers and protection for women.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/just-shoot-me-afghan-star-recalls-surreal-kabul-escape-1029254.html" target="_blank">'Just shoot me': Afghan star recalls surreal Kabul escape </a></strong></p>.<p>In the video, six Taliban fighters surround the soldier, lying on his back in the desert with his head atop his chest.</p>.<p>Five of the men are carrying rifles, and a sixth is holding two bloody knives in one hand. A seventh person is filming the event, the report said.</p>.<p>The soldier is wearing a dark green uniform of the type assigned to the national army by US forces.The knife-wielding assailant, apparently the group's leader, is seen raising his weapons in the air.</p>.<p>In a translation from Pashto provided to the <em>Washington Examiner</em> by a US military source, the men are heard chanting, "Mujaheddin!"</p>.<p>Then they shout: "God is great and long life to Ameer ul momeneen Mullah Haybat Uallah Akhunzada!"</p>.<p>Mujaheddin is an Arabic term for guerilla fighters, and Ameer ul momeneen is a phrase of endearment. Mullah Haybat Uallah Akhunzada is the supreme leader of the Taliban.</p>.<p>At the end of the video, the group leader shouts, "Shoot him! He has to look shot!" as the fighters line up to shoot, the report added.</p>.<p>"This is barbaric, and I will never trust the Taliban," said Afghan security consultant Nasser Von Waziri, who worked with government agencies across the country while Americans were stationed there.</p>.<p>"A terrorist is always a terrorist."</p>.<p>Brig Gen Don Bolduc, who oversaw the police and army training as Special Ops commander, said he was saddened and sickened by the video, the report said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>
<p><em>(Disclaimer: Graphic details below)</em></p>.<p>The Taliban beheaded an Afghan soldier, then chanted praise to their leader Hibatullah Akhundzada while holding the severed head of their victim by his hair in a video posted in a private Taliban chat room, <em>Washington Examiner</em> reported.</p>.<p>The 36-second video, which was obtained by the <em>Washington Examine</em>r, was posted a week ago.</p>.<p>It's unclear when it was made, but on August 17, Taliban leaders promised amnesty for government workers and protection for women.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/just-shoot-me-afghan-star-recalls-surreal-kabul-escape-1029254.html" target="_blank">'Just shoot me': Afghan star recalls surreal Kabul escape </a></strong></p>.<p>In the video, six Taliban fighters surround the soldier, lying on his back in the desert with his head atop his chest.</p>.<p>Five of the men are carrying rifles, and a sixth is holding two bloody knives in one hand. A seventh person is filming the event, the report said.</p>.<p>The soldier is wearing a dark green uniform of the type assigned to the national army by US forces.The knife-wielding assailant, apparently the group's leader, is seen raising his weapons in the air.</p>.<p>In a translation from Pashto provided to the <em>Washington Examiner</em> by a US military source, the men are heard chanting, "Mujaheddin!"</p>.<p>Then they shout: "God is great and long life to Ameer ul momeneen Mullah Haybat Uallah Akhunzada!"</p>.<p>Mujaheddin is an Arabic term for guerilla fighters, and Ameer ul momeneen is a phrase of endearment. Mullah Haybat Uallah Akhunzada is the supreme leader of the Taliban.</p>.<p>At the end of the video, the group leader shouts, "Shoot him! He has to look shot!" as the fighters line up to shoot, the report added.</p>.<p>"This is barbaric, and I will never trust the Taliban," said Afghan security consultant Nasser Von Waziri, who worked with government agencies across the country while Americans were stationed there.</p>.<p>"A terrorist is always a terrorist."</p>.<p>Brig Gen Don Bolduc, who oversaw the police and army training as Special Ops commander, said he was saddened and sickened by the video, the report said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>