DEPRAVED Taliban fighters used a four-month-old baby to hide a bomb which they intended to use in a sick terror attack.

Four men and one woman were arrested while making their way to the Afghan city of Kunduz after the explosive was found in the child’s clothing.

2 Afghan forces arrested five Taliban fighters who used a baby, pictured, to smuggle a bomb in a foiled terror plot Credit: Memri

The bomb was “carefully hidden on the body of the infant,” reports The Kabul Times.

Sowita Abulrahizai the deputy chief of the Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan slammed the militants and said that using kids to carry out such attacks is forbidden in Islam.

He said: “Using children in armed conflicts is the most brutal and vicious act in the society, because such acts are categorically banned by the Islamic shari'a and enforced laws of the country.”

Meanwhile six children were killed in fighting the city of Ghazni in central Afghanistan today.

Last week, the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul was stormed by militants who killed 18 during a 12 hour siege.

Hostages use bed sheets to flee besieged and burning Kabul Intercontinental Hotel

2 Footage shows guests escaping from their balconies during a hotel attack Credit: Reuters

A guest hiding in a room earlier said they could hear gunfire, saying: "I beg the security forces to rescue us as soon as possible before they reach and kill us."

Dramatic news footage shows hotel guests climbing from their balconies using bedsheets to escape the slaughter.

This week, The Sun revealed that elite SAS-style troops have been secretly deployed to Afghanistan.

The platoon comprises the cream of 4 Rifles — and insiders say its role bears all the hallmarks of a job the SAS did.

The troops’ mission is to train Afghan counter-terror forces in the battle against the Taliban and criminal gangs.

It emerged after Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed a boost to our military there.The platoon is part of a new Specialised Infantry Group.

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A source said: “They are hand-picked and boast battle hardened skills.”

Last May PM Theresa May confirmed 86 extra troops would go to Afghanistan after pressure from the US to boost support as the security situation spiralled.

In November that figure was updated to 150 - including the platoon of SIG soldiers.

The troops have been based in the north of the volatile country at the main German base at Mazar-i Sharif.

Insiders said this was the first SIG deployment to Afghanistan since they were formed under the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

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