Unexploded Ordnance Accidents Across Afghanistan... 3 Children Injured or Killed Again

Children of Afghanistan

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Since the Taliban regained control last August, ending the war in Afghanistan after 20 years, accidents involving unexploded ordnance have continued to claim the lives of children.

According to Tolo News and others on the 29th, police in Kunduz Province in northern Afghanistan reported that an unexploded ordnance detonated in a garden on the outskirts of the city the previous morning, killing two children and seriously injuring one, who was transported to a hospital.

It was reported that the children found the unexploded ordnance on the ground and were playing with it when it exploded.

Afghan authorities estimate that about 120 casualties occur each month due to landmines, anti-personnel mines, and unexploded ordnance accidents.

On the 1st of last month, an unexploded ordnance exploded in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, killing five children and injuring two.

On November 3rd last year, at least seven people, including children, lost their lives and six were injured in an unexploded ordnance accident in Kunduz Province.

Earlier, on the 27th, Mohammad Ayoya, UNICEF's representative in Afghanistan, stated in a press release, "In the past two days, 16 Afghan children have died due to terrorism and unexploded ordnance accidents," urging that "serious violence against children must stop." Mohammad added that children should not pay the price for adult conflicts and must always be protected.