Following decades of war, Afghanistan has one of the highest levels of explosive hazard contamination in the world including both legacy explosive contamination and new types of explosive hazards, in particular Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), as well as explosive remnants of war (ERW).
Based on mine action projections, 4.9 million people (including people living within 1 km of explosive hazards, cross-border returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and conflict affected non-displaced populations) need mine action services. Over 3,750 hazardous areas continue to affect approximately 1,500 communities across the country.
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