Afghan rebels 'forced to recruit children of 14 to fight'
Fierce fighting in recent months has devastated the ranks of the Taliban, prompting the rebels to recruit children and force some families to provide one son to fight with them, a US commander said.
The fighting has fractured the Taliban’s command structure, preventing the militants from regrouping, even though there has been an upsurge in violence, said Major General Jason Kamiya, the US military operational commander in Afghanistan.
