the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...

the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men in a northwestern tribal region for allegedly spying for the United States, witnesses said. The two men were accused of spying on the Taliban and facilitating missile strikes by US drones in the restive Bajaur tribal region bordering Afghanistan. A local journalist who witnessed the execution said on phone that thousands of people gathered beside a river to witness the execution of Zia-ur-Rehman and Jan Wali, both Afghan refugees. The Taliban's Jaish-e-Islami (Islamic Army) group claimed the men had ‘confessed’ to espionage during their interrogation. Jaish-e-Islami chief Ali Rehman ordered the execution. Tribesmen fired shots in the air to celebrate the execution, witnesses said. Some persons were also injured in the aerial firing, they added. The Taliban also publicly announced that the men had provided information to US forces in Afghanistan that prompted the May 14 airstrike on a suspected Taliban compound.