But the Taliban’s assurances of a lower profile were upended by two incidents that exposed its real face. First, private news channels broadcast across the country a video clip recorded on a cell phone of the public flogging of a 17-year-old Swat girl.
然而塔利班低调存在的承诺却最终宣告无效，因为有两个事件揭露了其真正嘴脸：一是私营新闻频道在全国广泛播放的一段手机视频，显示塔利班是如何公开鞭打一个17岁斯瓦特女孩的。这让公众彻底弄清了塔利班的所谓法律究竟是个什么东西。