Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Two children die as unexploded device explodes in Wardak
Kabul: At least two children were killed when an unexploded device from a past war era blasted in Wardak province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
The explosion caused by a mortar mine of past wars resulted in the death of two children in Sayedabad district on Saturday evening while the children were playing with it, Yusuf Israr, the provincial police spokesperson, told Khaama Press.
A similar incident occurred Friday evening in the Sarkhakan area of the Shah Joi district of Zabul province, resulting in one child’s death and three others’ injuries.
Meanwhile, according to local sources, another blast that happened on Tuesday, March 28, caused the death of two children and injured four others in the northern Jawzjan province, reports Khaama Press.
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