KABUL: (Middle East Press) Taliban militants have kidnapped a 10-year-old girl to make her carry out suicide attack in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.
The little girl was identified as Gulsoom who was abducted by a Taliban commander Shujahuddin from Baba Jee area of Lashkargah city, The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Sunday.
NDS said the Taliban group was looking to carry out a suicide attack on Afghan security forces by forcing the girl to carry a school bag full of explosives.
The statement further added Gulsoom managed to flee and surrender herself to Afghan security forces before Taliban militants manage to detonate the explosives.
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