China to join demining exercise in Russia

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army will send troops to Russia to participate in a field training exercise for demining, a defense spokesperson said on Friday. The field training exercise of the Experts’ Working Group (EWG) on Humanitarian Mine Action under Read More …

Cambodia: US provides $13 Million for mine clearance

The United States has provided $13 million to Cambodia in 2026 to support landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance in border areas affected by the 2025 conflict with Thailand, the US Embassy says. The embassy announced the additional assistance on its Read More …

Azerbaijan, NATO explore high-tech future of mine clearance

A NATO delegation led by Eirini Lemos-Maniati, head of the alliance’s Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation section, is visiting Azerbaijan to participate in the 4th International Mine Action Conference as a panel speaker. During the visit, Samir Poladov, deputy chairman of Read More …

Pakistan: Police constable killed in IED attack on police van in KP’s Karak

A police constable was killed and six officials were injured on Monday when an improvised explosive device (IED) was used to attack a police patrol van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district. Karak District Police Officer’s (DPO) spokesperson Shaukat Khan said Read More …

Pakistan: Three brothers killed, relative injured in IED blast in Balochistan’s Duki

Three brothers were killed and one of their relatives was injured in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Duki district of Balochistan on Sunday, police said. Duki Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mansoor Ahmed Buzdar Read More …

Cambodia to launch new 10-year Mine Action Policy

Cambodia will officially launch its National Policy on Mine Action 2026-2035 on September 2, providing a 10-year roadmap for mine action and victim assistance. The policy was approved by the Council of Ministers during its plenary session on April 23, according Read More …

Pakistan: Peace committee member killed, 8 injured in IED blast in Upper South Waziristan market

One peace committee member was killed while eight others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Makeen Bazaar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper South Waziristan district on Friday, police said. Dera Ismail Khan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ghulam Read More …

Vietnam: Quang Tri approves 22.4-million-USD landmine clearance project

The project “Landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance in northern Quang Tri, 2026-2030”, funded by the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), is expected to clear more than 38.8 million sq.m of land for community development in accordance with current standards, while removing Read More …

Azerbaijan: Tractor hits mine in Khojavand, driver injured

A tractor hit a mine in the village of Dudukchu in Azerbaijan”s Khojavand district, injuring the driver, according to a joint statement by the press services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General”s Office and the Azerbaijan Mine Read More …

Pakistan: Two security officers injured as suicide attack bid foiled in Bannu

A suicide attack bid targeting a security forces’ vehicle was foiled on Tuesday in Janikhel Malikhel area of Bannu. However, two security personnel sustained injuries in the incident. According to local sources, a suicide attacker travelling in a rickshaw attempted Read More …

Turkey: Explosive drone hits police center in Trabzon province

A suspected drone carrying explosives crashed into the grounds of a police department in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Trabzon, damaging three parked vehicles but causing no casualties, local authorities said. The object fell into the courtyard of the Arsin District Security Read More …

Azerbaijani President thanks UK for assistance with mine clearance

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed gratitude to the UK government for its assistance with mine clearance efforts. According to Report, the head of state made the remarks during a meeting with the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Read More …

Afghanistan: 500-kilogram Russian bomb discovered and safely destroyed in Ghazni

A 500-kilogram unexploded bomb was discovered in the courtyard of a house in the Askar Kot Bazaar area of Qarabagh district in Ghazni province and was safely removed from the area before being destroyed. The Mine Action Coordination Directorate of Read More …

Pakistan: 18 terrorists killed in Balochistan IED blast

Eighteen terrorists belonging to an Indian proxy were killed in a premature blast of an old improvised explosive device (IED) and a follow-up operation, while three civilians were killed in Surab District of Balochistan on Wednesday. On the morning of Read More …

Azerbaijan: Landmine blast injures one in Kalbajar district

A mine incident occurred in the village of Sariyel village of the liberated Kalbajar district, on August 13, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said in a joint statement. Read More …

Sri Lanka: Only 20.8 sq km left for demining

Sri Lanka’s mine-clearance programme has been highly successful, according to the International Mine-Clearance Ambassador Rosamund Pike. Pike made the remarks during a meeting with the Housing, Construction and Water Supply Minister Dr Susil Ranasinghe. She commended Sri Lanka’s mine-clearance efforts, Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces destroyed explosives-laden vehicles in Balochistan

Pakistan security forces have killed five militants during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan. Security sources said the operation targeted Fitna al Hindustan militants in Panjgur. The operation took place in the Sarkini and Chedgi areas. It formed part of the Read More …

Indian-US Navy EOD exercise 2026 to commence at Southern Naval Command Kochi

New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): The Indian Navy-US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 is scheduled to be conducted at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, from August 10 to 14, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Sunday. Read More …

India: CRPF seize 14 firearms, explosives hidden along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have recovered a cache of 14 firearms and explosive materials allegedly hidden by Maoists in a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border during a major anti-Naxal operation, officials said on Tuesday, 4th Read More …