PESHAWAR: The Taliban claimed responsibility on Friday for executing a man described as a spy for US and Afghan intelligence in North Waziristan. Leaflets justifying the slaying were distributed in the semi-autonomous Pashtun tribal region a day after Malang Rahim Jan's bullet-ridden body was found. "With Allah's blessing, Taliban captured this spy and gave him punishment according to Shariah (Islamic law)," read the leaflet, bearing a photograph of Jan, with his identification card pinned to his chest.
The dead man was said to be an Afghan. The leaflet was titled "Da Jasoosi Anjam", meaning "Fate of the Spy". "He had reported that 10 Taliban centres were here," the leaflet said. "He was working for Afghan intelligence." |