The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has said that over the past 35 years 44,000 civilians including children and women, have been victims of mine explosions and explosive materials in Afghanistan.
On the eve of International Day of Mine Awareness, UNAMA, released a video on X to highlight the issue. UNAMA stated that more than three thousand square kilometers of land have been cleared of mines but still a large area contain unseen mines.
According to the report of this UN agency, in 2022, approximately 700 children were killed or injured, as documented by UNICEF, indicating that at least two children are victimized per day.
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), more than 19 million square meters have been cleared across Afghanistan, and about 1,284 square kilometers of land in Afghanistan have been identified and require clearance.
Over the past four decades of conflict in Afghanistan, landmines and unexploded ordnance have remained a constant threat to civilians. Recently, a landmine explosion took the lives of 9 children in Herat.
