Afghanistan: Old Land Mine Explodes And Kills 9 Children

Islamab: An old land mine found by children in eastern Afghanistan exploded while y were playing with it, killing nine children, a Taliban spokesman said Monday. mine, which children found near ir village in Gero district in Ghazni province, was from deces ago, said Hamidullah Nisar, director of Taliban's information and culture department in Ghazni. He said explosion Sunday killed five boys and four girls who were 5 to 10 years old.

Afghanistan has suffered from deces of war and remains highly dangerous for children who collect scrap metal to sell to support ir families. Many are killed or maimed when y come across unexploded ordinance.