Afghanistan, Feb. 20 -- Kyrgyzstan's state security committee says recruitment of young people into extremist and terrorist groups has increased in recent months.

Local media, citing the State Committee for National Security, reported that radical ideas and recruitment efforts are spreading through social media platforms.

Authorities said several cases of teenagers being recruited by members of terrorist groups have been recorded over the past six months.

In some instances, suspects were detained while preparing attacks, including during bomb-making training and at final preparation stages.

Security officials said the recruitment process is often subtle, disguised as friendly online communication before shifting toward extremist indoctr...