Taliban Uses 12-Year-Old in Suicide Attack

Afghan authorities accused the Taliban of using a 12-year-old to carry out a suicide attack on the first day of a renewed offensive by the Taliban on Sunday.

According to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, four civilians were killed in the attack.

“The use of children and youths in terrorist attacks—who don’t know the difference between right and wrong—is inhumane and against all Islamic principles,” Karzai said, according to AFP.

Among those who died in the attack is the district council head of Shakeen in Paktika Province, AFP reports.

The Taliban has not claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes a day after it announced its spring offensive. The aim of the offensive is to intensify attacks on foreign and Afghan troops.

In total, 11 people were killed across Afghanistan on Sunday, during the Taliban’s offensive, according to Reuters.