292 Killed By Landmines & Explosives in Afghanistan in Six Months
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan announced that in the first six months of this year, 292 civilians were killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
The office added that 88 percent of the casualties were children, and 50 percent of them were killed while playing.
According to the report by this UN agency, in 2023, 89% of the victims of landmine and unexploded ordnance explosions in Afghanistan were children.
The report also stated that since 1989, 45,000 people have been killed by landmine explosions and other remnants of war.
These numbers indicate that the average number of monthly victims in Afghanistan has been 110 people.
This UN Agency has warned that the lack of financial resources for the mine clearance programme in 2024 has put about 3.4 million people at risk.
