Nine children died in an explosion in Nangarhar

The Bakhtar state news agency reported that nine children were killed and four others were injured in an explosion in Nangarhar province.

The blast was reported to have been caused by a mortar shell and took place today in the Biganan area of ​​Lalpur district.

The incedent was reportedly caused by a mortar shell blast

However, unexploded ordnance left over from the wars in Afghanistan has killed people many times before.