Afghanistan
Author/Origin: AAR Japan (landmine@aarjapan.gr.jp) (Tokyo, Japan, 20-Dec-2001) A conference was held in Tokyo from 11 to 13 December on the reconstruction of Afghanistan. The event was organised by a consortium of NGOs, including the Association for Aid and Relief, one…
Afghanistan
By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said on Tuesday that Japan wanted to help remove landmines from Afghanistan and that he would seek cooperation from Russia, which he hopes to visit in the…
Afghanistan
Author/Origin: Liz Bernstein (media@icbl.org) (Washington DC, 03-Dec-2001) - Today marks the fourth anniversary of the opening for signature of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which prohibits all use, production, stockpiling and trade of antipersonnel landmines. The treaty has been ratified…
Afghanistan
As Afghan civilians continue to flee their homes seeking refuge from the bombing in their country, the United Nations today warned that special care must be taken to avoid the deadly landmines that litter the territory. Speaking from Islamabad, Dan…
Afghanistan
Author/Origin: Liz Bernstein (banemnow@icbl.org) (Washington DC, 30-Oct-2001) ICBL letter to Lord Robertson urging support for the adoption of a NATO-wide policy of no use of antipersonnel mines in joint operations and call to individual NATO members to oppose any use…
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Area Contaminated by Landmines and UXO (Pre-September 01) Afghanistan is one of the most mine and unexploded ordnance, (UXO) affected countries in the world, with 734 million square metres of known mined area, of which 357 million square meters is classified…
Afghanistan
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) is alarmed by reports that mine clearance organisations in Afghanistan are being targeted by the Taliban and condemns attacks on demining staff and offices in the strongest possible terms. The ICBL has received…
Afghanistan
(Washington DC, 13-Oct-2001) The ICBL, saddened by the deaths of four employees of ATC demining organisation, urges all parties to accept the international norm rejecting any use or possession of antipersonnel mines in Afghanistan. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. Landmines pose an ever-present danger to civilians now attempting to flee the country or areas of potential conflict. If United States forces engage in…
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(New York, October 12, 2001) The United States should not use antipersonnel landmines in Afghanistan and should take extra care not to drop food into areas that have been mined by others, Human Rights Watch urged today. In a new…
