Afghanistan Reports 87 Deaths, 333 Injuries from Explosive Ordnance Incidents in Past Year

Afghanistan. The National Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan reported that at least 87 people were killed and 333 injured due to explosive ordnance explosions across the country in the past year (2025 BS is assumed to be the reference year in the original context, but translated as 'past year' for clarity in English news style).

Spokesperson for the Authority, Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, stated that a total of 193 explosion incidents resulting from mine and explosive ordnance blasts were recorded in Afghanistan over the past year. He also mentioned that 67.5 percent of the total casualties were children.

Although clearance operations were conducted to remove ground hazards during the same period, officials indicate that mines and explosive ordnance still contaminate more than 160,000 square kilometers of Afghan territory.

The report highlights Afghanistan as one of the nations most severely affected globally by the explosive remnants of war. The United Nations recently ranked Afghanistan third globally for casualties caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance.