Farci was merely out walking wih some friends, abiding the Taliban's foolish rules, suffocating in the chadris, keeping their heads bowed and their voices down. Suddenly, out of the blue, "a black 4x4 brakes to a halt next to them with a hellish screech: Talibs leap from the vehicle brandishing their cable whips and without a word of explanation begin flogging" her and her friends. "They scream, but no one comes to their rescue. They try to run away, pursued by their tormentors, who keep whipping them savagely. Blood begins to drip onto their shoes.
The Taliban finally stop and leave just as quickly as they appeared. Screaming and crying out in pain Farci and her friends make it home. "Horrfied, some neighbors find out what happened and explain to them. They beat them for wearing white shoes. It's not some new decree. White is the color of the Taliban flag, so women are not allowed to wear white. White shoes mean they're trampling the flag."on the flag."