Poverty drives child soldiers into Afghanistan’s endless war

September 06, 2017 2:58 PM

GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN (AFP) – The rescue this summer of dozens of Afghan youths destined to be trained as Taleban fighters has spotlighted how entrenched poverty is fuelling a renewable supply of child soldiers to endlessly replenish the insurgents’ ranks.

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