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Afghanistan
Taliban bought 12yo boy for $100, only to train a suicide bomber
2015-11-29
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday unveiled a shocking new story regarding a child trained as jacket wallah by Taliban group after he was sold by his parents for AFN 7,000, equivalent to around $100.

The 12-year-old child recently handed over himself to the Afghan police after managing to escape from training center where was receiving suicide kaboom trainings along with a group of other children.

According to a statement by MoI, the child is originally a resident of Qaisar district who has told police that his family sold him to Taliban for AFN 7,000 only.

The child whose name has not been disclosed apparently due to security reasons has also told police that he was kept together with six other children who were also purchased from their family.

The statement by MoI further added that the children were being trained by Taliban capo Mullah Qayum in Ghormach district of western Badghis province.

The Talibs wanted to use the children to target the Afghan cops and other government officials in Qaisar district of Faryab province, MoI said.

The child also told police that he was opposing with the Taliban request to carry out suicide attack and used the opportunity to surrender to police in Charshanbe Bazar area of Qaisar district.

The Talibs group has not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as the Afghan cops last week tossed in the calaboose
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
an 11-year-old child in Kunduz province who was trained by the Talibs since he was only 5 for a suicide attack mission.

According to the local security officials, the child, Rohullah, was kidnapped by the Talibs when he was only 5-year-old and since then he was trained on how to carry out suicide attack.

Rohullah was arrested by the security forces from an area close to a security check post in the 1st police district of Kunduz city.

Posted by:Fred

#2  Sixty years of being on the international dole tends to give one a inflated sense of worth.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-11-29 12:40  

#1  Wow, that's cheaper than palestinians!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-11-29 04:57  

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