9 Children Killed in Landmine Blast in Afghanistan

Nine children died in a landmine blast in southeastern Afghanistan.

The landmine was laid during the Russian invasion of the country. It blasted while a group of young boys and girls were playing with it in the Geru district of Ghazni province on Sunday.

The deceased included five girls and four boys. They were aged from four to ten years old.

Also on Sunday, another child died and five other people were wounded when unexploded ordnance went off in Herat province.

Unexploded mines, grenades and mortars litter parts of Afghanistan since the Soviet invasion in 1979. They still claim lives regularly. According to the Red Cross, children are the main victims.