Telangana police defuses landmines planted by Maoists

Jun 26, 2021

Mulugu (Telangana) [India], June 26 : Telangana police have defused landmines in the Koppusuru forest area planted by the leaders of the banned Communist...

Telangana Police unearths landmines planted by Naxals

Feb 08, 2022

Khammam (Telangana) [India], February 8 : Telangana Police has unearthed and defused landmines in the forest area near Penugolu village of Wazeedu Mandal in...

Landmines slow down Taliban offensive in Afghanistan's Panjshir

Sep 04, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 : The Taliban offensive against Panjshir resistance forces has slowed down due to the presence of land mines in the...

Landmine casualties 'exceptionally high', Syria and Afghanistan worst-hit

Nov 11, 2021

New York [US], November 11 : An UN-backed civil society report has revealed that global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were "exceptionally high" last year,...

Nearly 70 countries still contaminated by mines, innocent people continue to be killed: UN

Apr 02, 2023

Marked annually on April 4, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, draws awareness to why landmines are one of...

Over 1.8 mln square metres of land cleared of landmine in Angola's Lunda Sul

Nov 18, 2021

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,...