Woman, 22, stoned to death by Taliban

A 22-year-old woman accused of adultery has been stoned to death in Afghanistan by a group of men identified as Taliban insurgents , an official said.

The woman, identified only as Rokhshana, was thrown into a hole in the ground and stoned to death, according to Abdul Hai Khateby, spokesman for the governor of central Ghor province.

Mr Khateby said Rokhshana had been accused of running away from home and adultery.