KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, May 29 (NNN-ANA) – Two children were killed and one child was seriously wounded, in an unexploded ordnance explosion, in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz, a local official confirmed, yesterday.
The incident occurred when an explosive remnants of war (ERW) was detonated, in Bagh-e-Meri, an area on the outskirts of provincial capital, Kunduz city yesterday morning, Obaidullah Abed, from the provincial police department said.
According to the source, one of the victims found the ERW, when they were playing near a garden. The wounded child was transported to a regional hospital for treatment.
Landmines, anti-personnel mines, as well as, ERW, left behind from wars, kill or maim about 120 people every month in the country, according to Afghanistan’s State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs.– NNN-ANA
