Explosion of a Mortar Shell in Ghazni Claims the Life of a 10-Year-Old Child

Hamidullah Nisar, the Taliban's head of information and culture in Ghazni, said in a conversation with the media that on Saturday morning (July 20), a 10-year-old child was killed by the explosion of a mortar shell while herding livestock in the village of "Maluk" in the Qarabagh district.

According to Nisar, the explosion occurred when the child found the mortar shell and started playing with it.

He added that this is not the first time a mortar shell has exploded in the Qarabagh district; similar incidents have happened before in this district.

It is worth mentioning that Afghanistan is one of the most contaminated countries with unexploded ordnance, which periodically claims the lives of its citizens, especially children.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan previously reported that 60 people, mostly children, are killed or disabled each month due to explosions of leftover landmines in Afghanistan.

According to the latest reports, nearly 606 square kilometers of Afghan soil are contaminated with landmines and explosive ordnance.