41. But police said the corpse was that of an Iranian. 42. But soon there were only corpses. 43. By dawn, his scarred corpse was on public display, swinging by a wire noose outside the palace where he had governed Afghanistan for six years. 44. Corpses were instead loaded on flat-bed trucks that had only a day earlier carried food and water to the pilgrims. 45. Five corpses were unearthed Friday from a muddy ditch by the road. 46. It said homes were burned, villagers were frequently beaten and corpses were left to rot and be eaten by wild animals. 47. Like him, I was certain that my convulsing corpse was beyond repair. 48. Many corpses were partially visible with only their legs sticking above the shallow graves. 49. Many corpses were half-buried with only their legs sticking above the shallow graves. 50. Nine and four corpses were in the other two. |