FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Three children, all brothers, were killed when an unexploded mortar shell detonated in a village near the capital of western Farah province on Thursday.
The blast in Askar Abad village of Farah City took place shortly after 4pm, local residents said.
Nu Khan, a resident of the area, told Pajhwok Afghan News the children had found the mortar shell and they were playing with it when exploded.
The three children killed were brothers and sons of a person named Barat. The family originally hails from Ranj village of Khak-i-Safid district and has been living in . . .
