(Pashtun) Children Playing Suicide Bomber Game

[Robb]

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/28/pashtun-children-play-taliban-games">War games: conflict becomes child's play for young Pashtuns

Video of Pashtun children enacting suicide bombing shows the psychological impact of Taliban violence on a generation

The suicide bomber, his faced cloaked in black, solemnly approaches a line of comrades, hugging each one in turn. Wailing jihadi chants fill the air. The bomber turns and makes for his target. A sentry tries to stop him but he tugs the cord.

Boom! Smoke fills the air and bodies go flying. As the dust settles a crowd rushes forward to examine the dead – some of whom seem to be struggling not to giggle.

This amateur video of Pashtun children enacting a suicide bombing has circulated on the internet in Pakistan in recent days, highlighting the disturbing psychological impact of Taliban violence on a generation.

The unsettling 84-second clip has divided opinions, with some amused by the smiling child actors and fake explosions; others appalled by evidence that suicide bombers have become playground heroes of sorts......

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