A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban...

A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban for illegally entering Afghanistan will face trial for "violating the laws" the country, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported.
The militia had also yet to determine whether Sunday Express reporter Yvonne Ridley "is a journalist or if she had other objectives," Taliban's Deputy Foreign Minister Mullah Abdul Rehman Zahed said.
"The investigation is continuing and she will face a court case once the investigations are completed," he said.
He said that even if Ms Ridley was determined to be a journalist, "she will face a trial because she has entered our country without permission".
Ms Ridley was detained on September 28 after slipping into Afghanistan disguised under an all-covering burqa cloak, accompanied by two guides. She was not carrying a passport or Taliban visa.
Taliban officials have said she is suspected of spying, a charge that carries the death penalty in areas of the country they control.
Ever since the crisis triggered by the September 11 attacks in the United States, the Taliban has barred nearly all foreign journalists from the areas of Afghanistan under its control, although many have entered opposition-held areas in the north.