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10 children dead in IED explosions in Ghazni and Herat provinces
(Last Updated On: April 1, 2024)
Ten children died and five others were injured in two separate explosions from unexploded ordnance from wars in Ghazni and Herat provinces.
According to reports, 9 children died after a mine exploded in Giro district in Ghazni province.
Hamidullah Nisar, head of information and culture in Ghazni, said the incident happened on Sunday evening while a group of children were playing with the mine.
Another child died and five more were injured in a separate explosion in Herat province.
Local sources in Herat said this incident happened on Sunday evening in Khowaja Talkhtan village of Rabat Sangi district.
The injured have been transferred to the Herat regional hospital.