Assadullah sarwari biography of mahatma

KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan court sentenced a former spy chief to death for killing hundreds of people during communist rule, the first such punishment for war crimes after decades of conflict in the country.

Assadullah Sarwari, who has been detained since 1992 when U.S.-backed mujahideen (holy warriors) overthrew a Soviet-backed communist regime, said he would appeal against the verdict.

Chief judge Abdul Basit Bakhtyari drew applause from many in the court on announcing the judgement.

"Given the evidence, we ...

sentence you Sarwari ... to death for killing hundreds of Muslim and Mujahid people in the feared communist prisons under your control," Bakhtyari said.

Sporting a short grey and black beard, the 64-year-old Sarwari stood calmly as the court announced the verdict and said he would appeal.

Sarwari served as head of intelligence when thousands of people were killed and tortured for opposing the communist regime.

After heading the intelligence network, Sarwari worke