Informes

Over 300 villages in western Afghanistan will be cleared of mines as a result of new funding announced today by International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander. Over =A310 million will be given to the UK charity HALO Trust to remove landmines…

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today condemned the recent kidnapping of a group of Afghan deminers and called for the immediate release of the six men still being held captive. Thirteen men working for the Afghan demining organization…

The Handheld Stand-off Mine Detection System, known as HSTAMIDS, is a dual-sensor mine detector developed specifically for the U.S. military by L-3 Communications Cyterra Corporation. HSTAMIDS combines advanced metal detector and ground-penetrating radar technologies, allowing a trained user to discriminate…

By Homayon Khoram/UNAMA Kabul, 21 July - More than 38,000 anti-personnel mines have been cleared across Afghanistan in the last six months. That's according to the Programme Director of the United Nations Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan, Dr. Haider Reza. Speaking…

Kabul, 21 July 2008: The Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA) in partnership with the Department of Mine Clearance (DMC) is working towards a mine free and safe country and to achieve the Afghanistan Compact and Ottawa Convention benchmark.…

KANDAHAR, 22 June 2008 (IRIN) - Dozens of landmines have been discovered in Arghandab District, in the southern province of Kandahar, where fierce fighting between Taliban insurgents and the Afghan army backed by international forces has killed over 90…

Major news media reports have repeated the allegation that the Taliban have recently laid mines in Arghandab District of Kandahar Province. The news reports do not specify if these are antipersonnel mines. "The reports of antipersonnel mine use by the Taliban…

On Wednesday, 9 April, Portuguese football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, will be presented with a cheque for CHF 100,000 by the Unionfor European Football Associations (UEFA), which he will then give to a representative of the International Committee of the…

AA 08 27 Australia will mark International Mine Action Day on 4 April with an expanded contribution to landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance in Afghanistan. We will provide $10 million to help continuing efforts to clear mines, assist survivors and provide…

KABUL, Afghanistan, 3 April 2008 - Landmines have killed or injured more than 70,000 Afghans in the last two decades, and they continue to cause hundreds more casualties each year. As the United Nations prepares to mark the second annual…