RASC: The International Committee of the Red Crescent has announced that from January 2022 to June 2023, 640 children in Afghanistan were killed or injured due to the explosion of mines and explosive materials left over from the war.
This organization published a report on Tuesday, July 18, and said that this statistic represents 60% of the total civilian casualties (192 people) due to the explosion of mines and explosive materials left over from the war.
The International Committee of the Red Crescent has said in its report that these casualties have occurred in 541 incidents.
The report states that unexploded ordnance and remnants of war are a very real and constant threat to civilians in Afghanistan, and efforts to clear mines and other explosive materials have not been successful.
The International Committee of the Red Crescent has said that although the conflict in Afghanistan has decreased, the casualties due to the explosion of mines and other explosive materials have increased since August 2021.
According to this report, children are the main victims of mine explosions and other explosive materials.
The International Committee of the Red Crescent has said that after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, many countries and aid organizations in the field of demining and explosive materials have stopped their aid.
This institution has said that the dramatic reduction in resources and funding has equally affected efforts to clear mines and other explosive materials.
The International Committee of the Red Crescent added that there is still an urgent need for the international community to provide technical and financial assistance to reduce the number of human casualties caused by the explosion of mines and other explosive materials.
This institution has emphasized the urgent need for more efforts to deal with the issue of “weapons pollution” in Afghanistan.
