AFGHANISTAN: TALEBAN HANG 7-YEAR-OLD BOY TO PUNISH FAMILY

June 8, 2010: Taliban militants in Afghanistan executed a seven-year-old boy on suspicion of spying for the US-allied government, according to local reports.
The child was tried and publically hanged in the village of Heratiyan, in Sangin, Helmand province, said Dawoud Ahmadi, the provincial governor's spokesman.
Afghan officials said the boy was accused of spying for US and Nato forces and hanged from a tree.
Ahmadi said the murder came just days after the boy’s grandfather, Abdul Woodod Alokozai, spoke out against militants in their hometown.
“I know his father and I know his grandfather,” Mr Ahmadi said. “His grandfather is a tribal elder in the village and the village is under the control of the Taleban. His grandfather said some good things about the government and he formed a small group of people to stand against the Taleban.
“That’s why the Taleban killed his grandson in revenge.” (Sources: Skynews, Times On Line, 10/06/2010)