The UN says at least 27 children have been killed and 136 injured across three provinces of Afghanistan during the past three days amid escalating violence
File: The UN said it was shocked by the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan
"UNICEF is shocked by the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan," UNICEF country representative Hervé Ludovic De Lys said in an emailed statement.The deaths and injuries were reported in Kandahar, Khost and Pakria provinces.On Monday, local government officials said an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul was killed and a journalist was kidnapped in southern Helmand province, local government officials said, blaming the Taliban.
In southern Helmand province, officials said Taliban fighters had seized a local journalist, Nematullah Hemat, from his home in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, on Sunday."There is just absolutely no clue where the Taliban have taken Hemat ... we are really in a state of panic, said Razwan Miakhel, head of private TV channel,A Taliban spokesperson told Reuters that he had no information on either the killing in Kabul or the abducted journalist in Helmand.
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