Taliban militants forcing women to get married to them after capturing cities

Kabul: As the Taliban is marching ahead in Afghanistan by capturing many key cities in the country, an ugly face of the terror group has now come to fore. According to media reports, the militants are now forcing women to get married to them. The militants are started unprovoked attacks on civilians in the recent captured areas. Afghans pouring into Kabul and those still in Taliban-held areas say they have witnessed unprovoked attacks on civilians and executions of captured soldiers. In addition, they say, Taliban have demanded that communities turn over unmarried women to become "wives" for their terrorists -- a form of sexual violence, human-rights groups say, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The Taliban had publicly pledged to be magnanimous in victory, assuring government officials, troops and the people of Afghanistan that they have nothing to fear as ever-larger swaths of the country fall under their control. But their actions say otherwise, The Wall Street Journal added. The Taliban has gained control over many key cities in the region. On Thursday night, the terror group claimed that it took control of the country's second-largest city Kandahar after seizing the governor's office and other administrative buildings in the city. So far, the terror group has captured 12 provincial capitals in the country. (with ANI inputs)