Leveraging new technology for a mine-free future

The devastating legacy of armed conflict – often marked by the indiscriminate use of landmines, improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordnance – poses a significant humanitarian challenge. Innovation in mine action With over 25 years of experience, UNOPS has Read More …

Afghanistan: Mine Clearance Organization warns of IED contamination

The Mine Clearance Organization recently announced that over 65 square kilometers of land in Afghanistan is contaminated with improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The organization has called on the global community to increase political and financial support for clearing these devices Read More …

Terror Watch: It’s Time to Rethink Our Relationship With Qatar

As the horrific scenes of the terrorist Hamas attack on Israel played out on social media, with videos of mutilated corpses, gang rapes and abductions, Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh—safe and likely in his penthouse hideaway in Doha—celebrated and prayed over Read More …

Afghanistan: MoU Signed for Mine Clearance in Logar

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed for the demining of over 580,000 square meters of land in Logar Province. According to a report from the National Disaster Management Authority, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, the Acting Head of the Authority, held Read More …

Afghanistan: Fourteen people killed in Daikundi attack claimed by ISIS

Fourteen people were killed and six others injured in an attack by unknown armed individuals in central Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Friday. ISIS claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack in Daykundi province but has not provided evidence. Most people Read More …

Afghanistan: Deadly Suicide Explosion in Kabul Leaves 6 Dead, 13 Injured

Kabul security command reported that in today’s explosion (Monday, September 2) in the Qala-e-Bakhtiar area of the sixth security district of Kabul city, six people were killed and thirteen others were injured. Khalid Zadran, the spokesperson for the Kabul security Read More …

Afghanistan: One killed in minibus IED explosion in Kabul

One person was killed and several others were injured when an IED inside a minibus exploded in Kabul on Sunday, the Interior Ministry’s spokesman told Ariana News. The blast happened in Dasht-e-Barchi area in the west of the city. There Read More …

Root causes of terrorism in Pakistan: Beyond military operations

Pakistan has recently announced a fresh counter-terrorism operation, Azm-e-Istehkam, to rein in the surging terrorism in the country. This is not the first operation against terrorism in Pakistan and unfortunately, may not be the last one. Since the September 11 attacks Read More …