FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Local officials say Taliban militants have started recruiting children to their ranks and are training them in military techniques in northeastern Badakhshan province.
A provincial council member claimed 70 percent of children were used as fighters in areas where Taliban militants were in full control.
Ahmad Javid Mujadadi told Pajhwok Afghan News Taliban were using children aged between 12 to 16 years as a weapon of war in Warduj, Yamgan and Khastak districts of Badakhshan.
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