A 13-year-old Afghan forced by militants to plant a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan was killed when it exploded, the interior ministry said.

The child died while placing the improvised explosive device (IED) on a road in the Zahri district of southern Kandahar province, where Taliban influence is concentrated, the ministry said in a statement.

“A 13-year-old child, under the influence of terrorists, planted a mine under a culvert on Friday… that went off and killed the child,” it said.

The ministry condemned the “terrorists” - by which it meant Taliban militants - for using the child to “achieve their grim objectives”.

“This action is against Islamic and human values. We strongly condemns this barbaric action of terrorists,” the ministry said in a statement.

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