Blast wounds 6 children in S. Afghan province

Six children sustained injuries in a blast that occurred in Shah Walikot district of the southern Kandahar province on Saturday, local media reported on Sunday.

The incident, according to Tolo television channel, happened in a village in Shah Walikot district on Saturday, injuring six innocent children including four girls and two boys.

Landmines and unexploded devices left over from the past wars kill and maim more than 50 people every month in the conflict-hit Afghanistan.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)