09 July 2012

Taliban commanders in love triangle with executed Afghan woman, 22, have also been 'put to death'

The two Taliban commanders who executed a helpless 22-year-old Afghan woman because 'they could not decide who could have her' have themselves been put to death, it has emerged.

Footage posted online yesterday purported to show a burqa-clad woman being gunned down with an AK47 as baying villagers cheered in delight.

The woman, named only as Najiba, was reportedly part of a Taliban love triangle - married to a member of the hardline militant group - and accused of adultery with a commander.

The horrific pictures, showing a crowd of bearded men gathering to watch a rifle-wielding gunman shoot her in the head and back - have sparked worldwide revulsion. [MailOnline] Read more