{"id":3899,"date":"2020-12-19T07:54:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T07:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewalkeronline.com\/?p=3899"},"modified":"2020-12-19T07:54:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T07:54:27","slug":"afghanistan-blast-kills-15-children-in-eastern-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkeronline.com\/?p=3899","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan: Blast Kills 15 Children in Eastern Province"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDecember 19, 2020\/Afghanistan-
\nAn explosion has killed 15 children and injured another 20 people in the east Afghan province of Ghazni.<\/p>\n

The reason for the explosion in the Gilan district is unclear with officials saying a bomb went off in the back of a rickshaw.<\/p>\n

But local residents suggest a piece of unexploded ordnance blew up when children tried to sell it to a vendor.<\/p>\n

Taliban militants also say the blast was accidental.<\/p>\n

The explosion happened around 14:00 (09:30 GMT) close to a house in a village where a Koran recital ceremony was under way.<\/p>\n

A bomb went off after a man driving a motorised rickshaw entered the village and was surrounded by children, Wahidullah Jumazada, a spokesman for the Ghazni provincial governor.<\/p>\n

He added that the death toll could be higher.<\/p>\n

Giving a lower death toll of 12, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said children had brought unexploded ordnance to the vendor and it had exploded.<\/p>\n

Levels of violence in the country have remained high despite the start of negotiations between Afghan and Taliban officials.<\/p>\n

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