Afghanistan: Two Children Killed in a Mortar Shell Explosion in Uruzgan province


A remnant of war, an unexploded mortar shell, which exploded on Monday, 25th July, killed at least two children in the central Afghan province of Uruzgan.

Agha Wali Quraishi, the Taliban’s spokesman for the police chief office in Uruzgan province confirmed the veracity of the explosion of an unexploded mortar shell, which killed two children in Shish Par village of Uruzgan’s Khas district.

The explosion of unexploded remnants of war across Afghanistan has increased in recent months, primarily killing and wounding children.

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Source: Khaama Press

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