Local Taliban officials in Helmand say that two separate explosions caused by unexploded ordnance in Sangin district have killed one child and injured six others.
Shir Mohammad Wahdat, deputy director of information and culture for the Taliban in Helmand, said on Sunday, June 14, that the first explosion occurred on Saturday morning in the Chowk Majid area of Sangin district.
According to him, four children were injured in the incident.
He added that the second explosion took place at around 10:00 a.m. the same day in the Ab Jarandi area of the district, killing one child and injuring two others.
In recent years, landmines and unexploded ordnance have continued to claim the lives of children and other civilians in different parts of Afghanistan.
