Latest Mine Clearance Coordination Department News & Updates

Kabul, Feb 8 (IANS) A child was killed and another injured as an unexploded ordnance left over from the past wars went off in the western Badghis province, said a statement of the provincial police office on Sunday. The accident occurred when the children were playing in Sang-e-Atash area on Saturday evening, killing one child on the spot and injuring another, the statement said, Xinhua News Agency reported. Afghanistan is regarded as one of the most mine-contaminated countries in the world, as …