{"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":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewalkeronline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/116162765_mediaitem116162763.jpg?resize=976%2C549&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewalkeronline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/116162765_mediaitem116162763.jpg?w=976&amp;ssl=1 976w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewalkeronline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/116162765_mediaitem116162763.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewalkeronline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/116162765_mediaitem116162763.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nDecember 19, 2020\/Afghanistan-<br \/>\nAn explosion has killed 15 children and injured another 20 people in the east Afghan province of Ghazni.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>But local residents suggest a piece of unexploded ordnance blew up when children tried to sell it to a vendor.<\/p>\n<p>Taliban militants also say the blast was accidental.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>He added that the death toll could be higher.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Levels of violence in the country have remained high despite the start of negotiations between Afghan and Taliban officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 19, 2020\/Afghanistan- An explosion has killed 15 children and injured another 20 people in the east Afghan province of Ghazni. 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