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Afghanistan: Eight-year-old girl 'used in attack' | Afghanistan: Eight-year-old girl 'used in attack' |
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An eight-year-old girl has been killed after insurgents used her in a bomb attack on police in southern Afghanistan, the government has said. | An eight-year-old girl has been killed after insurgents used her in a bomb attack on police in southern Afghanistan, the government has said. |
The interior ministry said insurgents gave the girl a package and told her to take it to a police vehicle, detonating it as she approached. | The interior ministry said insurgents gave the girl a package and told her to take it to a police vehicle, detonating it as she approached. |
No-one else was killed in the explosion, in Uruzgan province. | No-one else was killed in the explosion, in Uruzgan province. |
The incident came a day after an attack on a hospital which killed at least 38 people in the east of the country. | The incident came a day after an attack on a hospital which killed at least 38 people in the east of the country. |
Dozens were injured. Elderly people, pregnant women and children were said to be among the casualties. | Dozens were injured. Elderly people, pregnant women and children were said to be among the casualties. |
'No respect' | 'No respect' |
A statement by the ministry described the Uruzgan incident as a "crime and a shameful act". | A statement by the ministry described the Uruzgan incident as a "crime and a shameful act". |
The area where the alleged incident happened is very remote, and it was not possible to independently verify the reports. | |
"The child, pure-hearted and in good faith, took the bag and moved towards the police vehicle," it said. | "The child, pure-hearted and in good faith, took the bag and moved towards the police vehicle," it said. |
"As she got close to the police vehicle, the enemy detonated the bomb by remote control, killing the innocent child." | "As she got close to the police vehicle, the enemy detonated the bomb by remote control, killing the innocent child." |
The governor of Char Cheno district, where the attack took place, told the BBC the girl was from the nearest village. | The governor of Char Cheno district, where the attack took place, told the BBC the girl was from the nearest village. |
She was told nothing would happen to her, he said, adding that the perpetrators had "no boundary, no respect for anything". | She was told nothing would happen to her, he said, adding that the perpetrators had "no boundary, no respect for anything". |
Correspondents say insurgents have recruited both adult women and recently male children to carry out suicide attacks, though the Taliban denies recruiting children. | Correspondents say insurgents have recruited both adult women and recently male children to carry out suicide attacks, though the Taliban denies recruiting children. |
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