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AFGHANISTAN-EXPLOSION
3 children killed in landmine explosion in E. Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, June 4, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Three children were
killed in a landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province,
the provincial government said in a statement Monday.
The incident occurred in Shirullah Qala village of Haska Mina district on
Sunday afternoon, the statement said, blaming the Islamic State (IS) militant
group for planting the landmine on the dusty road.
The victims aged between 12 and 13, according to the statement.
Taliban militants and IS fighters have been using improvised explosive
devices (IEDs) to make roadside bombs and landmines for targeting security
forces, but the lethal home-made weapons also inflict casualties on
civilians.
The mountainous province, 120 km east of Kabul, has been the scene of
clashes between security forces and IS militants.
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