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Boys as young as 7 years old have to be held by an adult to withstand the recoil of an AK-47 as they are trained by the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Other children aren't trained but tricked into carrying bombs.
CBS News Special Report: The Road Ahead
"I lost my leg," 11-year-old Eidullah says, "I'm angry because we were not guilty of anything."
Eidullah was asked by the Taliban to deliver a fruit basket to a local commander who was cooperating with U.S. forces. Hidden in the basket was a bomb. However, the commander wasn't hurt because the bomb exploded prematurely -- maiming Eidullah and injuring his eight friends.
Other children aren't trained but tricked into carrying bombs.
CBS News Special Report: The Road Ahead
"I lost my leg," 11-year-old Eidullah says, "I'm angry because we were not guilty of anything."
Eidullah was asked by the Taliban to deliver a fruit basket to a local commander who was cooperating with U.S. forces. Hidden in the basket was a bomb. However, the commander wasn't hurt because the bomb exploded prematurely -- maiming Eidullah and injuring his eight friends.
