In Afghanistan, 292 people were injured by landmines in six months, most of them children

Between January and June, 292 civilians were injured by landmines and wartime ammunition explosions in Afghanistan, 256 of them children. According to the UN, half of all explosions occurred while children were playing, and another 15 percent occurred while collecting scrap metal.

Between January and June, 292 civilians were injured by mines and wartime ammunition explosions in Afghanistan, including 256 children. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported about this on page X.

According to the UN, half of all explosions occurred while children were playing, and another 15 percent occurred while collecting scrap metal. During six months, 211 boys, 45 girls, 29 men and 7 women became victims of accidents.

Most incidents were reported in Kandahar, Herat, Ghazna, Kabul and Nangarhar regions. 51 people died and 67 were injured in these five regions of the country.

During the 43-year civil war, tens of thousands of Afghan civilians have been killed or injured by explosive ordnance. OCHA estimates that since 1989 alone, 45,000 Afghans, or 110 people every month, have been killed by landmines and other remnants of war.