Taliban Justice? 7 Year old Child Spy Executed

David L. Chaplin II
Impunity Watch Reporter; Asia

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban plague and reign of terror continues amidst the government’s limited ability to regulate and control their activities.  The execution of a 7 year old boy, which has the Taliban thugs being branded internally as “inhuman” allegedly executed the boy after a hurried kangaroo court where the boy, allegedly the grandson of a village elder, was found guilty of being a spy.

Unbridled mayhem worsens as Taliban executes 7 year old kid
Unbridled mayhem worsens as Taliban executes 7 year old kid

The latest episode demonstrates an expression of unbridled authority which has led to a 7 year-old boy’s murder, in what has been regarded to be an apparent act of retribution. The boy had allegedly been providing allied forces with information on Taliban movements.

Daoud Ahmadi, spokesman for the provincial governor of Helmand, said that the killing happened days after the boy’s grandfather, Abdul Woodod Alokozai, spoke out against militants in their home village.  In the past, militants have carried out similar killings of those accused of spying, Ahmadi said.  Three years ago, a 70-year-old woman and a child in the Musa Qala district of the province were executed following the same allegations, he said.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai after looking into reports of the execution, condemned the act if confirmed to be true.  “I don’t think there’s a crime bigger than that that even the most inhuman forces on earth can commit,” Karzai said. “A 7-year-old boy cannot be a spy. A 7-year-old boy cannot be anything but a 7-year-old boy, and therefore hanging or shooting to kill a 7-year-old boy… is a crime against humanity.”

Dawoud Ahmadi, said “The innocent boy was not a spy, but he may have informed the police or soldiers about planted explosives,” Ahmadi told Central Asia Today.  “If this is true, it is an absolutely horrific crime,” added British Prime Minister David Cameron, while on a stop in Kabul. “I think it says more about the Taliban than any book, than any article, than any speech could ever say.”  Ahmadi said: “His grandfather is a tribal elder in the village and the village is under the control of the Taliban. His grandfather said some good things about the government and he formed a small group of people to stand against the Taliban. That’s why the Taliban killed his grandson in revenge.”

Qari Yousef Ahmaid, the Taliban spokesman, denies that any of his militants were involved. “The Taliban’s enemies are the Afghan Government and the foreign forces,” he said. “We never kill children. Everyone knows a seven-year-old can’t be a spy.”

For more information, please see:

CNN World NewsOfficials: Taliban executed boy, 7, for spying – 10 June 2010

London Times – Taleban hang 7-year-old boy to punish family – 11 June 2010

Pattaya Daily News – Taliban Hang 7-Year-Old Allegedly Spying for Allied Forces – 11 June 2010

New York Daily News – Taliban hang 7-year-old boy accused of being a spy – 10 June 2010

Author: Impunity Watch Archive