President Karzai Condemns the Killing
of an Elderly Afghan Woman
Office of the Spokesman to the President
05/13/2006
Arg, Kabul - H.E. Hamid Karzai, President
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, strongly condemned the
beheading of an elderly Afghan woman in Tappi village, north
Wazirestan.
According to reports, armed men beheaded an elderly
Afghan refugee woman on charges of spying for the United States
of America in Tappi village, north Wazirestan.
In his reaction to the news the President
said “The killing of an elderly woman who was living in
north Wazirestan is against the historical and cultural values
of Muslims. This gruesome act is unforgivable and no-one can
justify it. This shameful act is an affront to all Afghans and
their historical traditions.”
