7-Year-Old Boy Possibly Executed By Taliban; Accused of Spying

by Amy Judd | June 10, 2010 at 10:05 am

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A Seven-Year-Old Boy Has Possibly Been Executed in Afghanistan Because the Taliban Accused Him of Being a Spy

The seven-year-old boy, who has not been identified, was reportedly hanged from a tree by suspected Taliban militants when he was accused of being a spy for the government. The hanging took place in the Sangin district of Helmand province and there have been reports that this act came a few days after the boy's grandfather spoke out against the Taliban.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai gave a press conference on Thursday morning when he spoke out against the alleged execution

"I don't think there's a crime bigger than that that even the most inhuman forces on earth can commit," Karzai said. "A 7-year-old boy cannot be a spy. A 7-year-old boy cannot be anything but a 7-year-old boy, and therefore hanging or shooting to kill a 7-year-old boy ... is a crime against humanity."

David Cameron also made a statement to the media said that if the story is true, then it is a 'horrific crime'.