Writers : Reports of 10-year - olds in Afghanistan intent on suicide bombing is a first . Not unusual for children to be groomed for terrorism , they say , but they deny it . Writers : Children are often in the dark about their assignments . Afghan security forces , however , have long been aware of this particularly insidious tactic . Writers : Families , we must guard against children falling under sway of Taliban .
Writers : Reports of 10-year - olds in Afghanistan intent on suicide bombing is a first . Not unusual for children to be groomed for terrorism , they say , but they deny it . Writers : Children are often in the dark about their assignments . Writers : Families , we must guard against children falling under sway of Taliban .