groups. (5) In February 2016, a 10-year-old boy was assassinated by the Taliban after he had been publically honored by Afghan local police forces for his assistance in combat operations against the Taliban. (6) Recruitment and use of children in armed conflict by government forces has continued in 2016 in South Sudan with the return to hostilities. (7) At least 650 children have been recruited and used in armed conflict in South Sudan in 2016, and at least 16,000 have been recruited since that country’s civil war began in 2013. 222. Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (a) Definitions Section 402(2)(A) of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 ( 22 U.S.C. 2370c(2)(A) ) is amended by inserting , police, or other security forces after governmental armed forces each place it appears. (b) Prohibition Section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 ( 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting , police, or other security forces after governmental armed forces