It is a habit of enemy combatants to label the opposition with various demeaning monikers that crowd the enemy into a singular group, denying their individual identities and making it much easier to kill, maim and plunder them with emotional impunity. The Burkah,  as illustrated in the pik below, deprives the females of Islam  an individual identity, making it easier to deny their humanity. The linked article to this pic discusses, in general, the activities of a relatively small number of IS terrorists  in a turf war with the Taliban over control of Afghani territory. The abuse of women and children is illustrated in putrid detail through victims statements……

MANY PLACES IN THE MUSLIM WORLD LOOK LIKE A “CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY” TO MY WESTERN EYES, THIS PHOTO SEEMS LIKE A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.