Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 1, 2015 Afghan police say three children have been killed and 12 wounded in an explosion in the country’s north. A police spokesman said the blast took place on December 1 on the outskirts of Puli Khumri, the capital of Baghlan Province. He said all the victims were between 7
Khaama Press November 28, 2015 The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday unveiled a shocking new story regarding a child trained as suicide bomber 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
Press TV November 24, 2015 Eight children have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion at a busy district of the Afghan capital, Kabul, Afghan media say. The improvised explosive device (IED) was reportedly planted by militants in the fifth district of Kabul. More than a dozen other civilians, including women and children, were also
In a special report, FRONTLINE correspondent Najibullah Quraishi reveals on film the degree to which ISIS is gaining a foothold in the country, and how they’re focusing their efforts on training a new generation of jihadists.
Khaama Press November 19, 2015 The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group in Afghanistan are training children as young as 3-year-old as they are looking to expand their foothold in the country. The harrowing fact regarding the use of kids as new recruits in Afghanistan has been revealed in
Frontline: “We here in Afghanistan, we see all the fighters. We learn from them,” says the 17-year-old Afghan boy, holding a gun and swaying back-and-forth. He doesn’t make eye contact as he speaks. “God willing, we want to be like them.” His name is Naimatullah, and he says he has been trained to carry out
Khaama Press: Children are very vulnerable in conflict-ridden areas such as Afghanistan and need to be protected. The use of children as soldiers causes significant psychological and physical development challenges. Many of these children mostly aged less than 18 years old are used to do hard physical labor or are sexually abused. These children are
Khaama Press: Prominent Afghan singer Farhad Darya has been appointed as Global Ambassador to the ‘Save The Children International’ organization. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Darya and the country director of Save The Children International Ana Locsin on Wednesday… “I am proud to initiate for the first time the groundworks regarding