Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Taliban Recruiting And Training Child Soldiers

Deadly game: Young boys videoed at a secret camp training to kill British forces

Terror Tots Of The Taliban: Children As Young As Five Training To Be Al Qaeda 'Martyrs' In Secret Camp -- Daily Mail

Baby-faced children aim AK-47 rifles as they train for war on British troops. They are being taught about combat even if they can barely hold the lethal weapons.

Shocking video shows toddlers as young as five being trained as 'martyrs' at a secret al-Qaeda camp. They are learning how to blow up buildings and mount roadside bomb attacks.

British commanders in Afghanistan say Taliban fighters are increasingly using children as suicide bombers and as human shields during battles.

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My Comment: They are probably being used more as human shields during battles than regular foot soldiers .... but this is also an indication on how committed and determined the Taliban have now become in Afghanistan, and on how they need child soldiers to replenish their ranks.

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