Afghan woman shot dead over spy claims

Suspected Taliban rebels killed an Afghan woman they accused of spying for US forces, while Afghan soldiers arrested a militant and seized weapons from him in restive southern Afghanistan, officials said today.

Six militants fatally shot an unidentified woman in Zabul province’s Mizan district after bursting into her house late yesterday and accusing her of giving information to American forces, said the district's chief, Haji Mohammed Yaunas.