Mortar Bomb

Mortar Bomb event in Kandahar, Arghandab area, Afghanistan on Tue 27th December 2022

27th December 2022

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On 27 December 2022, one child was killed, and three others were wounded in an explosion caused by unexploded ordnance inside a house in the Joy Lawor area of Arghandab district, Kandahar. The mortar shell, left over from past wars, was found by children and exploded when children wanted to play with it.

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Kandahar ( Arghandab area )

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