Zahida’s tragedy is unfortunately just one of many in Afghanistan, which remains among the countries most contaminated by mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned improvised explosive devices.

after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, and people began returning to previously conflict-affected areas which were still heavily contaminated with improvised mines and remnants of war. That year ...

"We want Afghanistan to be self-sufficient but there are obstacles," Humayoun Afghan, the spokesman for the Ministry of Mines, told AFP. "We have no experts, no infrastructure, no knowledge." ...

Jiangxi Copper holds a 25 percent stake in the project. “Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the Mes Aynak copper mine invested by the company has not yet undergone substantial ...