Bombs at Afghan playing field, unexploded shell kill 10

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban say that two bombs placed at a playing field in Afghanistan’s western Herat province killed five people and wounded 25. Earlier on Friday, five children died and two were injured in southern Helmand province when an unexploded shell they found and were playing with went off. The Taliban-appointed Herat provincial spokesman says the two bombs went off among civilians at a field used for traditional Afghan games, such as mud wrestling and Buzkashi, played with horse-mounted players. Afghanistan remains highly dangerous for children, who often collect scrap metal to sell to support their families. Many are killed or maimed when they come across unexploded ordinance.