Taliban probes spy claims against British journalist

The Taliban has sent a special team to the northeastern city of Jalalabad to investigate the case of a British journalist who was arrested after sneaking into Afghanistan, a news agency reported today.

British reporter Yvonne Ridley, 43, who works for the Sunday Express in London, was arrested on Friday along with two Afghan companions in the Dour Daba district of eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban reported. She was taken to Jalalabad for investigation on possible espionage charges.