DISTURBING video has emerged of a man being flogged by Taliban thugs after he was accused of stealing a mobile phone.

       In the footage, the man can be heard screaming in agony as he is whipped while tied to a pole in Kabul as a crowd watches on.

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       The man writhing in agony as he is flogged 3

       The Taliban claimed he had stolen a phone

       The video has been circulating on social media accounts linked to the opposition and appears to have been shot at the weekend.

       It comes as the Taliban begin impose their own warped interpretation of Islam.

       Their rule is beginning to resemble the brutal way militants ran `Afghanistan previously, which saw executions, floggings, amputations and women subjugated.

       The alleged thief can be seen tied to a traffic sign in the footage, with metal arm restraints outside the ministry of education in Kabul.

       He is flogged and kicked, writhing in agony as the blows land on him and the traffic sign buckles.

       At one point cables appear to be handed to those meting out the punishment to use on the man.

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       When they seized power after a lighting victory, the Taliban sought to give assurances that they have moderated their views.

       But there have been disturbing glimpses of what the future holds for the country.

       There have been reports the Taliban are executing Afghans in the streets and hanging their victims while shooting their bodies.

       Shocking footage shows the moment two people - allegedly civilians - are detained and bundled into the boots of two cars.

       Taliban death squads were reportedly pulling people from their homes and executing them as they seized control of Kabul while thousands of people were trying to flee the country to escape the ruthless regime.

       Meanwhile the Taliban has effectively banned girls from secondary education in Afghanistan after allowing schools to open for boys only.

       The country's new education ministry said that schools will be open for males from Saturday after a month of closures.

       Last week hundreds of women wearing full-face veils took part in a pro-Taliban rally outside a university pledging commitment to the Taliban's hardline policies on gender segregation.

       Afghan journalists were brutally beaten with cables for four hours by the Taliban for covering the protests in Kabul.

       The Taliban have been reportedly executing Afghans in the streets

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