KABUL (Pajhwok): The Islamic Emirate spokesman says casualties in blasts caused by unexploded devices are not as high as mentioned in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s report.
Highlighting urgent need for additional efforts to address the issue of weapon contamination, ICRC said it recorded 640 children were killed or injured in 541 incidents involving landmine explosions and explosive remnants between January 2022 and June 2023 --- nearly 60 per cent of the total number of civilian casualties (1,092 people) because of UXO related incidents.
The committee said unexploded and abandoned weapons were a real and persisting . . .
