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
Khaama: In its latest report, the Danish Refugee Council has highlighted that the lands in Afghanistan, where 70% of the population currently resides in rural areas, are heavily contaminated with landmines. This is particularly concerning given that 80% of the Afghan population is directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. The prevalence of
Ariana: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that Afghanistan is one of the most weapons-contaminated countries in the world with all kinds of weapons, mines and unexploded ordnances, and children make up 85% of the victims of explosions in this country. This is while the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Khaama: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that at least 640 children were killed or injured in 541 incidents involving explosive remnants of war and landmine explosions in Afghanistan between January 2022 and June 2023. This figure represents 60% of the 1,092 civilian casualties resulting from these incidents. In addition, the
Ariana: The explosion occurred on Friday at around 3:30 pm as kids were playing in the village of Dasht-e-Top in the Sayed Abad district of Maidan Wardak, a province east of Kabul. Afghanistan remains one of the nations with the highest concentration of landmines in the world, killing several people each month, including children, according
Rashid, 13, lost both his legs in an accident involving an unexploded shell in the Khogyani district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. His six siblings were also injured. The Taliban says more than 120 people a month are killed or maimed in accidents involving unexploded ordinance.
8am: The purpose of laying mines on the roads by the Taliban is to prevent and limit the movement of the forces of the National Resistance Front (NRF). However, sources say that this move is more detrimental to villagers rather than its effect on NRF soldiers. According to Hasht-e Subh, at least 9 children have
QALAT, Afghanistan, July 26 (Xinhua) — At least two children were killed and 10 others wounded when an explosive device left over from past wars went off in the country’s southern Zabul province on Tuesday, a local official said. “A group of children found a toy-like object in Mizan district at around noon today and
Reuters: The loss of de-mining funds could have profound consequences for the country of 40 million people which is one of the most heavily mined places on Earth after four decades of war. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghanistan’s Land Mines: A Legacy Of War