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Over 1.8 mln square metres of land cleared of landmine in Angola's Lunda S
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Luanda [Angola], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 1.8 million square metres of land was cleared from landmines in 2021 in Lunda Sul province, Angola, the National Institute for Demining announced on Wednesday.
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Landmine casualties 'exceptionally high', Syria and Afghanistan worst-hit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 11 (ANI): An UN-backed civil society report has revealed that global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were "exceptionally high" last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit.
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Four Afghan children injured in landmine explosion
Updated : 4 years, 4 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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5 people injured in landmine blast in central Somalia airport
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hiran [Somalia], September 19 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people were injured in a landmine blast inside Bulaburte airport in central Somalia's Hiran region on Sunday after al-Shabab militants destroyed the facility's buildings, officials said.
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15 injured in landmine explosion in Yemen's Hodeidah: Source
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], September 14 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 15 people were injured in a landmine blast in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Monday, a government official told Xinhua.
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Landmines slow down Taliban offensive in Afghanistan's Panjshir
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): The Taliban offensive against Panjshir resistance forces has slowed down due to the presence of land mines in the area.
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3 security personnel killed in landmine blast in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Three security personnel were killed and three others injured in a landmine blast in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Thursday, Pakistani media reported citing a government official.
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3 Pakistani soldiers injured in landmine explosion, firing from across Afg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Waziristan [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Three Pakistani soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion and firing from across the Afghan border in South Waziristan and North Waziristan tribal districts on Sunday, local media reported.
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14 land mines planted by Naxals at Jharkhand's Dalma mountain disposed
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], August 8 (ANI): Jamshedpur Police on Saturday disposed off 14 land mines planted by the Naxals at Jharkhand's Dalma mountain.
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Telangana police defuses landmines planted by Maoists
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mulugu (Telangana) [India], June 26 (ANI): Telangana police have defused landmines in the Koppusuru forest area planted by the leaders of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
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Plea in Pakistan court against landmine blasts in tribal areas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): The rising number of landmine explosions inside Pakistan's tribal districts, especially South Waziristan, has compelled lawyers to move court to force the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governments to demine the region and compensate the families of b
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UN condemns 'horrendous attack' on deminers in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): The United Nations has called for an investigation into the attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a humanitarian group working to rid the country of landmines.
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