After Pardon, Would-Be Afghan Child Bombers Arrested Again

Three detained terrorists and two young would-be suicide bombers stand with their explosive material after they were captured in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2012. Security forces have arrested five Taliban insurgents including a woule-be child suicide bomber who was set free in Kabul months ago, the department of National Directorate for Security (NDS) said in Kandahar on Sunday. (Xinhua/Arghand)

Months After Pardon, Would-Be Afghan Child Bombers Arrested Again -- L.A. Times

REPORTING FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Six months ago, in a moving ceremony held during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, President Hamid Karzai went on national television to pardon about two dozen young boys, the youngest only 8, who had been caught trying to carry out suicide attacks. On Monday, authorities in Kandahar province reported that two of the children, a pair of 10-year-olds, had been rearrested last week, apparently intending once again to carry out bombings.

Provincial spokesman Zalmay Ayubi said the two boys each had a vest full of explosives when they were detained along with three adult militant suspects, and that they told intelligence officers they had been recruited for suicide missions.

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More News On Afghan Child Bombers Arrested Again

2 Boys With Suicide Vests Are Arrested in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Two boys, 10, arrested for suicide bomb plot after pardon for similar attack -- The Australian
Pardoned Afghan child bomber caught preparing suicide attack -- Bikyamasr
Would-be child suicide bomber released in Kabul, re-captured in Kandaha -- People's Daily
Ten-year-olds fail in suicide bomb -- The Telegraph/AFP
Police arrest two Afghan boys for suicide bomb plan -- AFP

My Comment: Sighhhh .... a symbol of Afghan's lost generation in every sense.