In Afghanistan, over 700 children were killed or injured last year

According to Afghan media, a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan notes that children make up about 85 percent of those affected by landmine explosions and other explosive devices.

The report states that the organization’s experts are training children to identify mines and other explosive devices and to protect themselves from their dangers.

Earlier, the office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan also reported that more than 700 children were killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2022 due to explosions of munitions and mines left over from the war.

Previously, the organization Save the Children reported that over the past 20 years, nearly 33,000 children have been killed or injured in Afghanistan, averaging one child every five hours.