Taliban: Explosion Kills 9 Children in Eastern Afghanistan

Taliban: Explosion Kills 9 Children in Eastern Afghanistan
This picture taken from Google Maps shows Lalopar, in eastern Nagarhar, Kabul, Afghanistan. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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KABUL, Afghanistan—An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Monday killed nine children and wounded four, according to the office of a Taliban-appointed governor.

A statement from the governor’s office said the blast took place when a cart selling food items struck an old, unexploded mortar shell in the district of Lalopar, in eastern Nagarhar province.