A shocking video has emerged from Pakistan depicting children role-playing a Taliban suicide bombing. The 84-second clip shows Pashtun children recreating a terrorist attack, with one boy dressed in black - the “bomber” - being embraced and wished well by his friends before setting off on his deadly mission. In the single-take video, the “bomber” then approaches another boy, dressed in white, who appears to be mimicking a member of the security forces and tries to stop him. But the young Jihadi then 'detonates' - with other boys throwing sand into the air to simulate the explosion - and others rush in to examine the children who are playing dead, according to Daily Mail.
It has been described as 'horrifying' by a children's charity in Pakistan, but others have said it could be seen in a positive light as children role-play to deal with the violent circumstances they see in their everyday lives.