Boy killed, 2 injured in Nangarhar mortar shell blast

JALALABAD (Pajwhok): A 16-year-old boy was killed and his brother and a sister injured as a result of a mortar shell explosion in eastern Nangarhar province, police said on Sunday.

In a statement, the police headquarter said children were playing with a mortar shell when it exploded in Mirza Khel area of Kama district.

It said a teenage boy was killed and his brother and sister injured in the blast.

According to the statement, the injured were evacuated to hospital for treatment.

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