AFGHAN VILLAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 'WRONG INFORMATION'

a villager was sentenced to death by an Afghan court for giving "wrong information" that resulted in nearly 100 civilians being killed in Nato airstrikes. In the attack in August 2008 in Herat Province, several houses were destroyed by bombs intended for a Taliban commander. Mohammad Nader was sentenced to death in a primary court in the western city of Herat. "You are sentenced to capital punishment for spying for foreign forces and giving wrong information that caused the death of civilians," judge Qazi Mukaram said. Nader, in his late 30s, denied the charges. "My information was accurate and I did it for the well-being and security of my village," he said. He can appeal the sentence. No detail was available about how or why Nader gave the information which caused the tragedy.