The body of a child who died in the explosion was photographed from the scene behind the car (Image: AP)

Four children have died playing with unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan.

Three others were injured in a tragedy in the southern province of Hermann.

Problem areas have been devastated by decades of warfare, and the threat of stray munitions is a constant problem.

Local police said it happened when children took him to a religious school after they found him outside.

Officials said the boys were between the ages of 7 and 14, but no other details were released.

Three children died instantly as a result of Saturday’s explosion.

Doctors said the girl died at a hospital in the provincial capital Lashkarga.

Children often collect and sell scrap metal to feed their families, and similar casualties have occurred in the past.

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Three died at the scene and one died of his injuries at a hospital in the provincial capital Lashkar (Image: AP)

A year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the country remains plagued by sectarian violence.

An explosion hit a crowded mosque in the city of Herat on Friday, killing 18 people.

Among them were prominent clerics close to the Taliban, according to a local doctor.

The bomb exploded during Friday afternoon prayers when the mosque was packed with worshipers.

No group has claimed responsibility, but the Islamic State has carried out similar attacks in recent months.

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