Livewire Taliban Behead 17 Afghan Partygoers by David Taintor 08.27.12 | 3:27 am 1 Reuters reports: Fifteen men and two women have been found beheaded in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province. Officials said the victims were killed by Taliban insurgents as punishment for attending a mixed-sex party with music and dancing. Send Tips David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.