Taliban Bird Equipped With Explosives Shut Down

Afghan police shot dead a bird which had been equipped by the Taliban with a bomb. Alert officers spotted the suspicious bird in the Faryab province in the north of the country.
According to NBC, the bird had several wires protruding from its feathers, a mobile phone detonator and a specially designed 'suicide vest'. Police were also suspicious about the large bird, because it was not native to the area and was bigger than an early.

Major General Abdul Nabi Ilham told NBC News that the bird exploded when it was shot and 'suspicious metal stuff' was scattered around; Ilham added; 'We are gathering all the stuff, but found parts of what looks to be GPS and a small camera.'