Child killed as mine goes off in E. Afghanistan

KABUL, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A child was killed as a mine left over from the past wars went off in eastern Afghanistan's Kapisa province on Monday, provincial police spokesman Abdul Fatah Faiz said Tuesday. The deadly incident took place in Tagab district on Monday afternoon after the child found a toy-like object and began playing with. The device exploded, killing the child at the scene, the official added.

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