SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seventeen Afghan civilians have been wounded, in an accident blast, in Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, a provincial government spokesman said.
Afghan officials use the term ERW referring to un-exploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned explosive ordnance (AXO).
The injured were shifted to a district hospital where three of the wounded remained in critical condition.
The ERW was brought to a scrap metal shop by a man who tried to sell it, according to official.
Poor people regularly search for and sell scrap metal in big cities and villages to make money.
The district has been the scene of heavy clashes between security forces and Taliban militants for long.– NNN-AGENCIES
