Children Among Those Killed in Paktika Mine Blast

Embedded mine blast in eastern Paktika province on Monday killed 8 civilians and wounded 12 others.

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Embedded mine blast in eastern Paktika province on Monday killed 8 civilians and wounded 12 others.
The explosion occurred in Jani Khail district of Paktika province after two children played with an embedded mine.

According to health officials in Paktika, 8 people, including two children were killed and 12 others were wounded during the incident.
Mohammad Rafe Rahil, the director of Paktika civilian hospital, some injured people were in a critical condition that were transferred to Kabul.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.