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| Two Children Killed in Afghanistan Mortar Mine Blast |
| 2023-04-03 |
[KhaamaPress] Two children were killed when the unwent kaboom!device from a past war went kaboom!in the eastern province of Wardak in Afghanistan on Saturday, according to local sources. 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, said. 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, ...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment... 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. Recently, the incidence of unwent kaboom!devices from past wars has increased in several parts of the country, resulting in the death and hurt of men and women, including children. The presence and existence of unwent kaboom!devices and the remnant in war-torn Afghanistan pose significant threats to people’s lives, particularly children. Since last November, international bodies have contributed to support demining in the country, including Australia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United States, the UK, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). However, the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits... Afghanistan is still reportedly one of the most mine-contaminated countries in the world, taking the lives of scores of people monthly, including children, due to the earth-shattering kaboom of unwent kaboom!devices left over from the four decades of civil war. |
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