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Landmines kill, wound 700 Afghan children last year

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says more than 700 children were killed and injured as a result of landmines in Afghanistan last year.

OCHA tweeted: “In #Afghanistan, more than 700 children were killed & injured as a result of landmines, explosive remnants of war & improvised explosive devices in 2022. This is an average of two children every day.”

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