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Summary Nine children were killed in eastern Afghanistan when an old landmine they found exploded while they were playing with it, according to a Taliban spokesman.

Content <p>An old land mine found by children in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/conflicts/afghanistan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eastern Afghanistan</a> exploded while they were playing with it, killing nine children, a Taliban spokesman said Monday.</p><p>The mine, which the children found near their village in Gero district in Ghazni province, was from decades ago, said Hamidullah Nisar, director of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/terrorism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Taliban's</a> information and culture department in Ghazni.</p><p>He said the explosion Sunday killed five boys and four girls who were 5 to 10 years old.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-privately-defiant-didnt-botch-afghanistan-withdrawal-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>BIDEN PRIVATELY DEFIANT THAT HE DIDN'T BOTCH AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL: BOOK</strong></a></p><p>Afghanistan has suffered from decades <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/defense/wars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">of war</a>.</p><p>The country remains highly dangerous for children who collect scrap metal to sell to support their families.</p><p>Many are killed or maimed when they come across unexploded ordinance.</p>

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