The Danish Refugee Council has removed ten pieces of explosive ordnance from critical humanitarian infrastructure supporting forced returnees from Pakistan.
This explosive ordnance was found following heavy fighting in March at the Torkham border area following the latest round of Pakistan–Afghanistan hostilities. Danish Refugee Council humanitarian mine action teams were called to the area following reports of an explosive ordnance accident involving three children. The incident was initially reported through the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan community hotline.
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Source: Reliefweb News
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