Afghanistan: Two children are beheaded

A BOY aged 13 and a young girl have been beheaded in two separate incidents in Afghanistan, police said yesterday, in the latest brazen attacks that have raised fresh questions about a splintering Taleban.

The boy was kidnapped and killed in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, his severed head placed near his body to send a warning to police, said provincial governor spokesman Jawid Faisal.

The boy’s brother was a member of the Afghan local police.

Separately, a six-year-old girl was beheaded in eastern Kapisa province on Thursday. Police are unsure if she was beheaded by her family or the Taleban.