Abdul Hai, Taliban's deputy minister for Promotion...

Abdul Hai, Taliban's deputy minister for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said that under Islamic laws, converts would be given three days to renounce Christianity and they could be spared the capital punishment if they repented."But they will be punished otherwise for betraying their religion and tradition," he told reporters.
Taliban officials say the trial of 16 Afghan Shelter Now International workers, who were arrested on charges of promoting Christianity together with eight foreign staff in August, would be held separately some time later.