The Telegraph (UK): Landmines and other explosives left behind after decades of war killed at least 92 people and injured 379 others in Afghanistan last year. More than two thirds of the victims were children, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Afghanistan now ranks third globally for casualties caused by landmines
Khaama: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says Afghanistan ranks third globally for casualties caused by landmines and unexploded war remnants. UNAMA stated on Tuesday, February 3 that children account for nearly 80 percent of victims, often injured or killed while playing or unknowingly handling unexploded ordnance. The mission called for increased financial support
Tolo News: Residents of a village in Koh Safi district of Parwan province say that due to landmines left over from past wars, approximately 200 people have lost their lives in just one area. According to the residents, nearly 1,000 families live in this village, which is considered one of the most remote regions in
Amu: At least 34 civilians were killed and 74 injured in Afghanistan between January and March 2025, according to the latest quarterly human rights update from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The report highlights that attacks claimed by armed groups—including Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF)—continue to
Khaama: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced that Afghanistan is one of the countries with the highest levels of contamination from landmines and unexploded ordnance. On Wednesday, February 19, the ICRC wrote on its X page that it has launched various support programs to raise public awareness about the dangers of
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi and Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 12, 2025 Shah Agha is one of more than 100,000 Afghans living with injuries caused by land mines. He lost his leg to a mine during the anti-Soviet war in the 1980s in his native Kunduz Province in northern Afghanistan. In 2015, another
Ariana: The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan (OCHA) says that explosive devices kill 110 people every month across the country. This report states that since 1989, 45,000 people have been victims of landmines and explosive remnants in Afghanistan. In addition, the organization says that the United Nations Office of Mine Action
Khaama: The de facto administration stated that in 2023, 560 individuals lost their lives or were injured in mine explosions across the country. Nuruddin Rustam Khel, the head of the Mine Clearance Department at the Ministry of State for Disaster Management, said during a ceremony commemorating the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 1, 2024 Taliban officials in southeastern Afghanistan said Monday that an overnight landmine explosion had killed at least nine children. The “unexploded mine” was a remnant of past conflicts that went off on Sunday as a group of young boys and girls were playing with it in the district of
Khaama: Local officials in Paktia province report the tragic loss of two children and injuries to four others due to an explosion of a landmine in the Hesarak district of Paktia province. According to reports from Paktia province officials, the incident occurred on Sunday, in the Khilzi Khalil area of the district. Click here to