Kabul, Aug 6 (ANI): A Royal Marine was killed by a 14-year-old Afghanistan boy, who was offered 80 dollars by the Taliban to set off an explosive device, it has emerged.
According to the Sun, Stephen Curley, 26, died instantly when Aga Wali set off a roadside bomb, in Helmand province in May last year.
When Wali went to collect his cash, Taliban chiefs refused to pay, saying that he should have been fighting for religious reasons, not money.
The boy felt betrayed, and confessed to the killing days later after his dad turned him into the Afghan police, the report said.
The inquest in Exeter, south-west England, heard that the teenager had been jailed by Afghan authorities, but it is not known how long he would serve or whether he is still in the custody.
According to the report, Curley was targeted as patrol leader in a new Taliban tactic and was easily identified by the three feet radio aerial in his backpack.
The inquest heard the device that killed Curley could have been activated manually with a command wire, or set off when he stepped on a pressure plate.
The inquest was adjourned so that further evidence could be obtained. (ANI)
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