Captured Young Afghan Suicide Bomber Hopes to Go to School

A young Afghan girl detained while allegedly wearing a suicide bomber’s vest said she does not want to return home. She is asking the Afghan government for protection. Police in Helmand province detained 10-year-old Spozhmai last week. She said her brother, a Taliban commander, forced her to attempt a suicide attack on a police checkpoint. Reports from the area indicate that instead of carrying out the mission, she ran home to get the vest off, and then went to the police for...

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