MAIMANA (SW): My father gifted me to the Taliban to make me a suicide bomber and kill one of government’s officials.<\/p>\n
These are the words of Zakria, 12 years old, and escaped Taliban and fled to security forces based in Qaisar district in the northern Faryaab province.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Shah, his father, is one of key Taliban fighters in Faryaab. Taliban told me” carry out a suicide attack and that way you will go to the paradise because this is a reward for young suicide bombers.”<\/p>\n
Nezamuddin, Qaisar Police Chief, told Salam Watandar that this young boy has been molested by the Taliban several times.<\/p>\n
Sayed Aqa Andarabi, Police Chief in Faryaab, said that Zakria was sold to the Taliban at afn 700,000 and was trained by the group to carry out suicide attacks.<\/p>\n
Zakria said that he was trained along with other 6 children. He said that Abdul Qayum, one of top Taliban commanders in Faryaab pays money to the families of the young boys and train them as suicide bombers.<\/p>\n
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Sayed Aqa Andarabi said that it shows Taliban’s weakness to recruit children and blamed poverty for families selling their children to become suicide bombers.<\/p>\n
Taliban have yet to comment in this regard.<\/p>\n
According to the United Nations Child Rights Convention, anyone who is under 18 is considered as a child and abusing them is illegal.<\/p>\n
Based on some reports, children in Afghanistan especially in the remote provinces where Taliban have control in some areas, are badly exploited and their rights are violated.<\/p>\n
ENDS<\/p>\n
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