1.  Define the following words as used in the article:
-infidel (from para. 2)
-illiterate (from para. 8)
-amulet (from para. 9)
-mullah (from para. 9)
-madrassa (from para. 15)
-Pashtun (from para. 15)

2.  Why does the Taliban use young boys as suicide bombers?

3.  How do the Taliban leaders get the boys to agree to be suicide bombers?

4.  How many boys have been intercepted in the past year before they could carry out their mission, according to a senior Afghan intelligence official?

5.  Which officials have said that the tactic of using children as suicide bombers has been widely adopted by terrorists?

6.  a) In May 2011, the Telegraph reported that the Taliban denied using child fighters or bombers, issuing a statement saying the accusations came from "propaganda outfits of the enemy."  How did the Taliban respond to the Telegraph regarding recent news reports that they are using children as suicide bombers?
b)  Why do you think they would lie about their tactics?