Mine event in Ghor, Firoz Koah area, Afghanistan on Thu 11th November 2021

Four Afghan children were injured in a landmine explosion in the western province or Ghor, as landmines and explosive remnants of war continued to pose a lingering threat to Afghans lives, Xinhua reported citing local official as saying on Thursday.

"The incident took place on Wednesday when children were grazing their sheep in Tasarqi village on the outskirts of provincial capital Firoz Koah", Abdul Satar, chairman of the provincial health directorate, told Xinhua.

The wounded were sent to a provincial hospital, and one of them had serious injuries, he said.

Improvised Explosive Devices, landmines and antipersonnel mines left behind from previous wars kill or main 120 people every month in the post-conflict country, Xinhua reported, citing Afghanistan's State Ministry for Disaster Management.

So far, no group has taken responsibility for the explosion.