But recent Taliban excesses, including their well-publicised flogging of a teenage girl, have convinced many that the Islamists need pegging back.

• 但是，近期塔利班的暴行，包括被其大肆宣扬地对一名少女的鞭笞，已使许多人相信有必要教训教训这些伊斯兰教徒。