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Mine action in Afghanistan encompasses all pillars of mine action: advocacy, survey and clearance, stockpile destruction, mine risk education (MRE) and Victim Assistance (VA). Mine action activities reach out to almost every corner of the country. Within this context, the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations currently are working in partnership to implement this vast undertaking.

The Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan, supported by the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations, provides coordination, including planning, management and quality assurance for the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan, encompassing all mine action activities throughout the country.

Although there has been great achievements made by the programme in recent years, there are still 2,082 contaminated communities in Afghanistan. An estimated 689 square kilometers of land containing 5,384 hazardous areas with different types of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines or littered with countless pieces of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) still requires clearance.

Click here to see a map of the Clearance to Date

Click here to see a map of the remaining contamination

 
   
 The Mine Action Strategy in Afghanistan 
 The strategy for mine action is based on the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s vision of a country free from landmines and ERW, where people and communities live in a safe environment conducive to national development, and where landmine and ERW survivors are fully integrated in the society and thus have their rights and needs recognized and fulfilled. To turn this vision into reality, the government has established benchmark obligations within its national development strategy, the Afghanistan Compact, which are in accordance with its obligations under the Ottawa Convention.
 
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