Child Killed in Unexploded Ordnance Explosion in Ghazni

A child lost his life and two other children were injured when an unexploded ordnance exploded in the Dasht-e Kewan area of Ghazni city. The area is located in the third security district of the city. The children had come across the device and were in the process of moving it when the explosion took place during the afternoon of the previous day.

The Ghazni police command was the source that reported this information about the event. They confirmed the casualties resulting from the detonation of the shell that the children had found.

Last week a similar tragedy unfolded in the Barmal district of Paktika province. There, an explosion of unexploded ordnance led to the deaths of at least seven people and injuries to four additional individuals.

Data compiled by the National Disaster Management Authority reveals that in the course of the past year, there have been numerous incidents with mines and unexploded ordnance. These have resulted in 87 deaths and 333 injuries across Afghanistan. It is noted that children comprise 67 percent of the total number of victims in these cases.

The repeated occurrence of these explosions points to the widespread presence of dangerous remnants from earlier conflicts that still affect the safety of residents in various regions of the country.