KABUL: A 13-year-old Afghan forced by militants to plant a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan was killed when it exploded, the interior ministry said yesterday.
He was placing the improvised explosive device on a road in the Zahri district of southern Kandahar province, where Taliban influence is concentrated.
Islamic extremists frequently use children as cannon fodder-- they have little respect for human life, even if they are children.
The practice is not limited to Islamic extremists. Various groups, mostly political, have done this many times. Check this out:
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