Barbaric if the allegations prove true

Official: Taliban execute boy, 7, as spy: Afghan president condemns alleged act as 'crime against humanity'

Suspected Taliban militants publicly hanged a 7-year-old boy for spying in the militant stronghold of Helmand province, an Afghan official told the Associated Press.

The child was placed on trial by the Islamic extremist group and later found guilty of working for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, the local official said.

Karzai on Thursday condemned the alleged act, calling it a "crime against humanity".

Seven years old???

Go find a kid to hug. Children are precious; they are our future. They should not be pawns of adults.