South Korea: Jeong Tae-seong urges to set mine standards and speed clearance

Jeong Tae-seong, secretary general ofthe Korea Association for Mine Action Technology, said, “Not only north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) or the Civilian Control Line (CCL), but also mines around rear-area air defense bases are making normal use of the Read More …

Myanmar: Civilian injured in IED explosion in Ngazun township of Mandalay Region

In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, such as detonating explosive devices and remote blasting, against public Read More …

Pakistan: Militants kill 11 security personnel, one child near Afghan border

Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday. Women and children were among seven wounded in Monday’s attack in Bajur district, which lies Read More …

Pakistan: At least 2 killed, 17 injured in explosion near police station in Bannu

At least two people were killed and 17 others injured in a powerful explosion near Miryan Police Station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Monday. According to a statement by the police, the blast occurred when a time bomb planted Read More …

India: NSG conducts counter-IED training for J&K Police

The National Security Guard (NSG) successfully conducted a two-week advanced training programme on Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (CIED) for personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Udhampur district, said officials. The National Security Guard (NSG) successfully conducted a two-week advanced Read More …

Afghanistan: The hidden explosive threat

In Afghanistan, the guns have fallen silent, but the war remains buried beneath the soil in the form of deadly explosive items, including landmines and unexploded remnants of war. The European Union supports mine clearance efforts so communities can safely Read More …

India: Deadly Bhubaneswar rooftop blast caught on camera

Investigators believe the explosion occurred while explosive materials were being handled on the rooftop. Gunpowder was recovered from the site, strengthening suspicions that crude bombs were being assembled there. A CCTV footage of the powerful explosion that rocked the Sundarpada Read More …

Thailand: Reports of 6 newly laid mines in Trat province

Thailand’s Humanitarian Mine Action Unit has discovered six newly planted PMN-2 anti-personnel landmines in Ban Chamrak, Muang district, confirming they were recently laid by Cambodian forces. The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) spokesman Rear Admiral Parach Rattanachaipan said on Sunday the Read More …

Pakistan: Frontier Works Organisation worker killed, army officer injured in Diamer IED attack

A Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) worker was martyred, while three others including an army major, were injured when an imp­rovised explosive device (IED) exploded near an FWO vehicle in the Tangir valley of Diamer on Thursday. Subsequently, two terrorists were Read More …

Thailand: Road-culvert bomb injures three in Narathiwat, missing police patrol

A bomb planted in a culvert beneath a road in Ban Kado village, Moo 4, Rueso district, Narathiwat, exploded on Wednesday (February 11), injuring three people and damaging a vehicle. Pol Col Supachai Supakitjarak, chief of Rueso Police Station, requested Read More …

Thailand: Anti-govt banners, explosives found in Narathiwat

Security forces are on high alert after finding banners displaying anti-government messages and objects resembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at multiple locations across the province. Officials believe it was an attempt to stoke unrest ahead of Sunday’s general election. Provincial Read More …

Cambodia: US provides US$4mil for demining, pledges to clear UXOs from homes of displaced persons

The United States has earmarked US$4 million in aid to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) for the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), while pledging to help Cambodian war refugees affected by UXO return to their homes. In Read More …

Afghanistan: Child killed, another child and their mother injured in explosion in Nangarhar

A child was killed andkwhen an unexploded shell detonated in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, Taliban officials said Thursday. The Taliban’s provincial police command said in a statement that the blast occurred in the Hisar Shahi village of Rodat district after Read More …

Pakistan: At least 24 killed and 101 injured after explosion rips through Islamabad imambargah

At least 24 people were killed and 101 were injured after an explosion ripped through an imambargah during Friday prayers in the federal capital, said a district administration spokesperson. The explosion occurred at Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra in the Tarlai area Read More …

Cambodia: Japan Promises $665,000 for Cluster Bomb Clearance

Japan has pledged $665,000 for projects to support cluster munition clearance in Stung Treng province, targeting 170 contaminated hectares. Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Ueno Atsushi signed the grant agreement with a representative of the NGO Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) Read More …

Cambodia: NPA and CMAC Renew Partnership to Accelerate Mine Clearance

Hans Peter Risser, Country Director of Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) in Cambodia, and the Director General of CMAC signed a new partnership agreement for the period of February 2026 to July 2027, to strengthen humanitarian mine action efforts and support Read More …

India: Kerala police seize large cache of illegal explosives in Palakkad

In a major operation, law enforcement in Palakkad district, Kerala, has successfully confiscated a substantial quantity of illegal explosives. Over 100 boxes of gelatin sticks and more than 20 boxes of detonators were seized from a pickup truck near the Read More …

Thailand: Border standoff eases on K5, but mines and bombs still found daily

The Royal Thai Army said the situation along the K5 road in Ta Phraya district, Sa Kaeo province, has not worsened, with no further advances detected by Cambodian personnel allegedly disguising themselves as civilians. However, officials warned that explosive ordnance Read More …

UNSC members say IS-K in Afghanistan remains serious threat to region, beyond

Members of the UN Security Council warned on Tuesday that Islamic State’s Khorasan affiliate (IS-K) in Afghanistan continues to pose a serious threat to regional and international security, despite a reported decline in attacks. The council met under the agenda Read More …