Afghanistan: 'whipped by the Taliban because we had jeans'

(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 23 - Some young Afghans have reported being whipped by the Taliban because they were wearing jeans.

In a post published on Facebook and reported by the British newspaper Daily Telegraph, an Afghan boy said he was walking with his friends in Kabul when they were stopped by some Taliban who accused them of "not respecting Islam".

Two managed to escape but the others were beaten, whipped on the neck and threatened with a gun.

(HANDLE).