of people , such as the severing of ears , nose and lips . `` Mujahideen must be well behaved , and treat the people properly , in order to get closer to the hearts of civilian Muslims , '' the code said . Lt. Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker , U.S. military spokeswoman in Kabul , saidit was notable that the document is intended to be `` prescriptive on how the bad guys are supposed to conduct themselves . '' Watch why Taliban have brought out new code of conduct '' `` Their day to day actions contradict everything in it , '' Sidenstricker said . `` The long and the short of it is , they do n't operate in accordance to their code of conduct . '' She said more than 60 percent of civilians killed have been killed by the Taliban , and since January , more than 450 innocent Afghans have been killed and more than 1,000 others have been injured . Watch why Taliban are proving hard to uproot '' Also , half the casualties resulting from roadside bombs were civilians . `` The booklet also says suicide attacks should always be done against high-ranking officials
ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A new Taliban military `` code of conduct '' calls for restrictions on suicide attacks aimed at avoiding the killing of civilians , but U.S. and Afghan military officials dismissed the document as propaganda , calling it hypocritical . A Pakistani looks at a bus set on fire by Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan in June . The booklet , obtained by CNN in northwestern Pakistan , has emerged during a crucial moment in the fight between troops and militants in Afghanistan , where battles are raging in the country 's Helmand province and troops work to establish stability for the upcoming presidential elections . `` Suicide attacks should be at high value and important targets because a brave son of Islam should not be used for low value and useless targets , '' the code of conduct said . `` In suicide attacks the killing of innocent people and damage to their property should be minimized . '' It also says `` all mujahideen must do their best to avoid civilian deaths and injuries and damage to civilian property . '' And it says that mujahideen `` should refrain '' from disfiguring