MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities in a tribal region Wednesday found headless bodies of two Afghan refugees with notes saying they were spying for the US-backed government in neighbouring Afghanistan. The bodies were dumped at separate places near Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, a hub of pro-Taleban militants on the porous border with Afghanistan.The notes, written in Pashtu, said: “This is the fate of those who are spying for the government of (Afghan President) Hamid Karzai”, a local official said.
The two were identified in the notes as Haq Nawaz and Noor Wali, both living in North Waziristan, the official said.
Three days ago another Afghan refugee was found shot dead with a similar note on his body just outside Miranshah, he said. Several tribesmen have been shot dead or beheaded this year for allegedly spying for US-led forces in Afghanistan or supporting PakistanÂ’s campaign against Al Qaeda and other militants in the rugged region.