Cartoons ‘recruiting bombers’

ONE hundred militants have enlisted to become suicide bombers in Afghanistan since the appearance of “blasphemous” cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, a top Taliban commander has said.

Mullah Dadullah, one of the Taliban’s most senior military commanders, said Thursday that his Islamic extremist group had also offered a reward of 100 kilograms of gold to anyone who killed people responsible for the drawings.

At current prices 100 kilograms of gold is worth about €1.6 million.