Farmer Killed as Tractor Hits Old Mine in Afghanistan; Second Such Incident in a Week

Ghazni (Afghanistan) — A driver lost his life after his tractor ran over a mine left over from past wars in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province on Saturday, provincial police spokesman Khalid Sarhadi said on Sunday.

The deadly incident took place in Qarabagh district when a farmer was plowing his land, the official added. This is the second such incident in Ghazni province over the past week. A similar event claimed the life of another person in neighboring Waghaz district a couple of days ago.

The official also called upon people to inform security personnel if they see any suspected object elsewhere in the province. Afghanistan has been regarded as one of the most mine-contaminated countries in the world, as explosive devices and unexploded ordnance left over from more than four decades of wars and foreign invasions often kill or maim civilians, including children, in the post-war nation.