Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia charged a French...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia charged a French journalist and two Pakistani colleagues with spying, a crime that carries the death penalty
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia charged a French journalist and two Pakistani colleagues with spying, a crime that carries the death penalty.
Paris Match journalist Michel Peyrard and his two Pakistani colleagues, Mohammad Irfan and Mukkaram Khan, were arrested on October 9 for allegedly entering the country illegally.
Taliban intelligence chief Mullah Taj Meer told the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press the three reporters had been carrying "spying equipment".
He said the two Pakistanis had previously been warned not to bring foreigners into Afghanistan illegally.
Paris Match journalist Michel Peyrard and his two Pakistani colleagues, Mohammad Irfan and Mukkaram Khan, were arrested on October 9 for allegedly entering the country illegally.
Taliban intelligence chief Mullah Taj Meer told the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press the three reporters had been carrying "spying equipment".
He said the two Pakistanis had previously been warned not to bring foreigners into Afghanistan illegally.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Channel News Asia, 11/10/2001)