Trial of Eight Aid Workers in Afghanistan to Start TodayThe trial of eight foreign aid workers charged with preaching Christianity in Afghanistan will start in Kabul Wednesday.The ruling Taliban militia's top judge says in the first phase of the trial, the court will study the report about the case compiled by Taliban authorities. Chief judge Mawlawi Noor Mohammad Saqib says a "fair resolution" will be passed in light of that information, Islamic Sharia law and the valid regulations. The Taliban has charged the aid workers with several crimes including preaching Christianity. The two Americans, two Australians and four German from the German based Shelter Now group were arrested early last month. |
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