From the Wall Street Journal:
In “Children of the Taliban,” documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy interviews two 15-year-old boys, Abdurrahman and Wasifullah, who are living in Kachegori Camp, a refugee settlement in Pakistan.
The boys, best friends since childhood, fled their hometown in northern Pakistan in October 2008, when it became a target of both a Pakistani army bombing campaign and a U.S. missile attack intended for Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders.
In the film, Abdurrahman, who blames the Taliban for the October raid, says he wants to be a Pakistan army soldier when he grows up. Wasifullah, whose cousin was killed by a U.S. missile, wants to join the Taliban.
Later, Ms. Obaid-Chinoy asks the two boys separately: Are they willing to fight each other on the battlefield?
“Definitely, I will kill him,” says Abdurrahman.
“Yes,” says Wasifullah, “I will retaliate fiercely.” More:
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