The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Afghanistan emphasized during the International Mine Awareness Day that Afghans should not live in fear of landmines. She urged the international community to support the clearance of explosive remnants of war across the nation.
According to statistics from the Taliban government's disaster management authority, dozens of people have lost their lives in mine explosions over the past year. Hundreds of other patients were severely injured in these tragic incidents and require urgent hospital care.
Afghanistan remains one of the most heavily contaminated countries with mines and unexploded ordnance left over from decades of conflict. Demining teams continue their dangerous work to clear these hazardous areas in various provinces to protect civilians.
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