[ToloNews] Abdul Jalil Sadiq, head of Mine Action Coordination, in the west of Afghanistan, said that more than 110 civilians have been killed and at least 130 others have been maimed over the past year due to mines and other kabooms originating from the Soviet invasion-era.
Sadiq said that most of the victims are children.
"In 2019 year, 241 persons were martyred and maimed due to the earth-shattering kaboom of kabooms. Five were martyred in Badghis and nine were maimed. In Farah 42 were martyred and 54 were maimed. In Ghor 22 were martyred and 16 were maimed. In Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
42 were martyred and 49 others were maimed," said Sadiq.
| Sadiq said they have neutralized 80% of threatened areas but 20% still has mines and other kaboom. |
Sadiq said they have neutralized 80% of threatened areas but 20% still has mines and other kaboom.
"252 square kilometers have been cleared of kabooms. 42 square kilometers still have mines and other kaboom," said Jalil.
Meanwhile,
...back at the shouting match, the spittle had reached unprecedented levels...
Abdul Qadir, a military analyst, said that efforts by the government and mine-clearing institutions are not enough.
"1700 square kilometers have mines and other kabooms--it shows that the activity of the government and other organizations is not enough," said Abdul Qadir.
Ghulam Daud Hashimi, deputy governor of Herat province, said that security institutions and mine clearing organizations cleared the entire province of mines.
"Based on the reports given to us, all areas under threat were investigated and cleared of mines," said Hashimi. 
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