Ariana: Mohammad Halim Fedayee, governor of Paktia province, said Monday the Taliban is using children in a conflict capacity on the battlefields – which is in violation of Islamic principles and international rules of war. According to Fedayee, the insurgent group is using children as suicide bombers and to carry explosives, among other conflict-based activities.
Tolo News: Afghan security forces have arrested at least twelve militants, eleven Chechens and one Azerbaijani, who reportedly entered the Logar area to train Taliban fighters, local officials said on Sunday. The arrests were made ten days ago in the Azra district of the province, said the officials. The detainees among them women and children have
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 1, 2016 Afghan officials say at least to eight people have been killed — including at least six Taliban fighters — as a result of a militant attack on a district governor’s office in Logar Province. Logar Province Governor Mohammad Halim Fedayee told RFE/RL that Afghan security forces killed