Local sources in Helmand province confirmed that the explosion of a leftover shell from past conflicts in Khanashin district resulted in the death of two children and injured their mother. This devastating incident occurred on Wednesday morning.
The Taliban government police command in Helmand stated that the children found the unexploded shell and brought it home. The fatal explosion happened when they threw the ordnance into a fire. The injured mother was transferred to a hospital for emergency medical treatment.
Statistics from the disaster management authority of the Taliban government show that dozens of people died from landmine explosions over the past year. Children make up the majority of these tragic victims, primarily suffering in rural areas across various provinces in the country.
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