Six Children Injured in Mine Explosion in Maidan Wardak

Photo: UNMAS

The Taliban’s police command in Maidan Wardak says six children have been injured in a mine explosion in Daimirdad district of the province.

In a statement, the command said the explosion occurred on Wednesday evening (6 May) in the Ormaro area of Daimirdad district.

According to the statement, the explosion happened when the children were playing with an unexploded hand mine.

The Taliban said the injured were transferred to Maidan Shahr Provincial Hospital for treatment.

However, the health condition of three of the injured children has been described as critical.

This incident comes after two similar explosions in Nangarhar and Parwan provinces two days earlier, in which two children were killed and four others were injured.