Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Nangarhar, Spin Khur, Batikot District area, Afghanistan on Thu 12th February 2026

On February 12, an unexploded ordnance blast killed two children and wounded five others in the Spin Khur area of Batikot District in Nangarhar Province, reports Amu TV. The incident happened when children threw an unexploded shell they had found into a fire, the statement said.The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said Afghanistan ranks as the world’s third most affected country in terms of casualties from explosive remnants of war.UNAMA says mines and other explosive remnants remain widespread across the country and that children account for about 80 per cent of casualties, often after coming into contact with unexploded munitions while playing.