Female 'U.S. Spy' Executed in Pakistan

Such lovely people, these militants.

Militants in Pakistan executed a woman after accusing her of being a spy for the U.S. and a prostitute, and said others would face the same fate, a government official and villagers said on Wednesday.

It was the first time that a woman had been killed in northwest Pakistan after being accused of spying although militants have killed many men they accused of helping U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan.

The body of the unidentified woman was found dumped beside a road near the town of Khar in the Bajaur region on the Afghan border, a hotbed of support for al Qaeda and Taliban militants.

A note was found with the body, a government official said.

"She was killed because she was an American spy and a prostitute and those who found doing such activities will face the same fate," said the official, who declined to be identified, citing the note.

Says here she was hanged.

The militants hanged the woman and dumped her body on a roadside in the Bajaur tribal district with the noose still tied around her neck, the official, who did not want to be identified, said.

A note left at the site said the woman, who was not identified, had been punished for spying on Taliban members and running a brothel.

"Her activities were against Islam and she was spying on Taliban and passing on information about them. She was also running a brothel," said the note, attributed to Mujahiden (holy warriors) Bajaur.

Meanwhile, a U.S. airstrike reportedly accidentally killed 11 Pakistani troops. Expect much rage and seething to follow.

U.S.-led coalition forces along the volatile Afghan border launched an airstrike that killed 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops, Pakistan's army said Wednesday. The military condemned it as an act of aggression that "hit at the very basis of cooperation" in the war on terrorism.

The incident late Tuesday followed a reported clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in the same area. The Taliban said eight of its fighters died in the skirmish.

The Pakistani army launched a strong protest and reserved "the right to protect our citizens and soldiers against aggression," the military said in a statement. The statement said the clash in the Mohmand tribal region "had hit at the very basis of cooperation" between the two allies in the war on terror.

The U.S. military declined to comment.