and it seems evident that the most vulnerable victims within society are being preyed upon by those within authority. It seems clear that the Taliban are misusing their power and control over a society whom they are trying to regulate according to Islamic Laws. Foucault in History of Sexuality, Right of Death and Power over Life states that:

if someone dared to rise up against him and transgress his laws, then he could exercise a direct power over the offender’s life: as punishment, the latter would be put to death. Viewed in this way, the power of life and death was not an absolute privilege: it was conditioned by the defense of the sovereign, and his own survival. (Foucault, 1978. p.135).

Foucault’s theory is quite succinct but states quite clearly how the Taliban’s