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Landmines plague area equal to 3,00,000 football fields in Iraq
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported that landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminate an estimated 2,100 square kilometres of Iraqi land, a devastating area comparable to nearly 3,00,000 football fields.
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640 children killed, injured by explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
At least 640 children have been killed or injured in 541 incidents involving explosive remnants of war and landmine explosions in Afghanistan between January 2022 and June 2023, said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Khaama Press reported.
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Four Afghan children injured in landmine explosion
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] November 11 (ANI): Four Afghan children were injured in a landmine explosion in the western province of Ghor, as landmines and explosive remnants of war continued to pose a lingering threat to Afghans' lives, Xinhua reported citing local official as saying on Thursday.
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UNICEF expresses concern over deaths of Pakistani children in explosions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): After a series of blasts in Pakistan that killed and injured children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed serious concern over the fatalities and said no child should fall victim to the explosive remnants of war.
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Fiddling with explosive remnants led to Kulgam blast: IG Kashmir
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) SP Pani on Sunday informed that after the security forces returned from the encounter site in Kulgam district area, some civilians fiddled with the remnant of explosives which led to the blast that kill
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