The Taliban police command in Ghazni province announced on Monday, 25 Jawza, that as a result of an explosion involving an unexploded ordnance in the Dasht-e Kivan area of the province, one 12-year-old child was killed and two other children were injured.
According to the press release, the injured children were transferred to the nearest health facility for medical treatment. Officials have described their condition as satisfactory.
Afghanistan, after decades of war, continues to face the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance. These explosive remnants of past conflicts pose a serious danger, particularly to children.
According to United Nations figures, around 3.3 million people in Afghanistan live within a one-kilometre radius of areas contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance. This situation presents significant risks to residents in these regions.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management Authority under the Taliban stated that only in the past year, 193 incidents involving landmines and unexploded ordnance were recorded in Afghanistan. These incidents resulted in 87 deaths and 333 injuries.
This incident comes as, on Saturday, two separate explosions of unexploded ordnance in Sangin district of Helmand province also killed one child and injured six others. These events have once again raised concerns about the dangers posed by war remnants left behind in Afghanistan.
Writer:Salima Aryaei
