Afghan landmine blast kills 10 young girls

December 18, 2012 03:06

Guardian reports: A forgotten Soviet-era landmine has killed 10 Afghan schoolgirls and seriously injured another in a grim reminder of the ongoing impact of decades of war on the country.

The girls, all under 12, spent their mornings collecting wood to help their families through the bitter winter, and went to school in eastern Nangarhar province in the afternoon.

They were unwittingly gathered round a long-buried landmine, splitting logs with a small hatchet, when the blows detonated the old explosives, said provincial police chief General Abdullah Stanekzai.

"The bomb was from Russian times, and the girls were collecting wood and trying to break the wood, but underneath it was the bomb," Stanekzai said.

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