Woman & Her 5 Children Killed in Grenade Blast in Afghanistan

Six people including a mother and her five children died in a grenade blast in Afghanistan’s Ghor province, reported Afghanistan-based Khaama Press.

The explosion took place on March 19, in a residential house in Ghorqand village. The incident happened when children were playing with a hand grenade inside their house, according to Khaama Press.

Unexploded ammunition left from decades of war often causes casualties among children in Afghanistan.

In another similar incident, two children were killed, and two others were wounded on March 17 when they were hit by an unexploded mortar shell in Logar Province.

Throughout Afghanistan, people are made vulnerable to such incidents due to the lack of proper mechanisms to raise awareness among mothers and children about the killer risks of land mines, mortar shells, and other military supplies.