MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Two children were seriously wounded by an unexploded ordnance explosion in Afghanistan's eastern province of Wardak, a local official confirmed on Monday.
"The incident occurred when an Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) was detonated in a Jalrez district's village on Sunday," district chief Sibghatullah Nafiz told Xinhua.
According to the source, one of the wounded has found and brought the ERW after they returned from nearby mountains, in an effort to sell the item as scrap metals in the village, 35 km to the west of capital Kabul.
The victims were transported to Kabul for treatment.
The Afghan officials use the term ERW referring to unexploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned explosive ordnance (AXO).
Landmines, anti-personnel mines as well as ERWs left behind from wars kill or maim about 120 people every month in the post-conflict country, according to Afghanistan's State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs. ■
