Kabul: Ani explosion in the east Afghanistan near the border Pakistan Nine children were killed and four were injured on Monday, according to the Taliban-appointed governor’s office.
A statement from the governor’s office said the blast occurred when a vehicle selling food items collided with an old, unexploded mortar shell in East’s Lalopar district. Nagarhar Province,
No other details were immediately available.
province. is the headquarters of Taliban rivals, Islamic State Afghanistan has staged several attacks targeting the new rulers since the Taliban took over the country in mid-August. However, IS has carried out dozens of horrific attacks in Afghanistan since 2014 and has often targeted the country’s minority Shia Muslims.
Afghanistan is one of the countries with the most non-exploded land mines and other armaments from the country’s decades of war and conflict. When ordnance explodes, the victims are often children.
A statement from the governor’s office said the blast occurred when a vehicle selling food items collided with an old, unexploded mortar shell in East’s Lalopar district. Nagarhar Province,
No other details were immediately available.
province. is the headquarters of Taliban rivals, Islamic State Afghanistan has staged several attacks targeting the new rulers since the Taliban took over the country in mid-August. However, IS has carried out dozens of horrific attacks in Afghanistan since 2014 and has often targeted the country’s minority Shia Muslims.
Afghanistan is one of the countries with the most non-exploded land mines and other armaments from the country’s decades of war and conflict. When ordnance explodes, the victims are often children.
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