In Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents have publicly executed a woman for alleged adultery. A senior police official Abdul Jabar today said the 48-year-old widow was given dozens of lashes before being shot dead in the remote Qades district, in northwestern Badghis province.Jabbar said though it happened before the public, no one has complained and the government will take its own measures about the incident. If confirmed, yesterday's execution will be the second of a woman by the Taliban since their ouster from power nine years ago. A woman was previously executed for alleged spying for foreign forces.