Afghanistan: Taliban Ministry of Defense vows to respond to Pakistan’s airstrike

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense strongly reacted to the overnight Pakistani airstrike on Barmal, Paktika, stating that the attack would not go unanswered, emphasizing that defending their land and sovereignty was their legitimate right. The Ministry added that the “Waziristani Read More …

Vietnam to raise awareness on mine accident prevention and support of victims

By the end of last year, about 5.6 million hectares in Việt Nam were still littered with bombs, mines and explosives left from the resistance wars, equivalent to 17.7 per cent of the country’s land area. The information was disclosed Read More …

Pakistan: Turbat blast kills at least two, injures four

An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Dasht area of Balochistan’s Turbat district on Wednesday, claiming the lives of at least two people and injuring four others. According to the police, the remote-controlled explosion occurred when the victims Read More …

Cambodia: EU commits to enhancing security collaboration

The European Union (EU) has committed to enhance collaboration on a host of measures to maintain the Kingdom’s security. This was communicated during a work discussion meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and EU Ambassador Read More …

Turkey: 12 killed in explosion at explosives factory in Balikesir province

Turkish Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said that five people were also injured in the blast, which occurred in the Karesi district. Regarding the latest situation, Balikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu said Turkish prosecutors are currently conducting investigations at the scene. Earlier, Ustaoglu Read More …

South Korea: 3 people injured in explosion at military base in Gimhae

Three civilians were injured in an explosion at a military base in this southeastern city on Monday, authorities said. The explosion occurred during an inspection of a recently constructed tank facility for hazardous materials at the base of a logistics Read More …

Thailand: Pipe bomb attack injures four officers at Narathiwat base

A brazen attack occurred yesterday, December 21, as assailants hurled a pipe bomb at the Border Patrol Police base in Narathiwat, leaving four officers with minor injuries. The incident, captured on CCTV, has prompted a manhunt ordered by local police. Read More …

‘That’s one I laid’ – How ex-Taliban are helping IED clear-up in Afghanistan

Former Taliban fighters are now helping the world’s largest landmine-clearing charity locate bombs which they planted during the long war against coalition forces in Afghanistan. One of the Halo Trust’s leaders has told how during a journey to investigate a Read More …

Pakistan: 16 soldiers killed in South Waziristan checkpost attack

Sixteen soldiers were martyred on Saturday while thwarting terrorists attacked on a checkpost in Makeen area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement. In a statement issued in the late hours of Saturday, Read More …

India: Man uses IED in parcel to target ex-wife’s brother, injures relative

Panic gripped the Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad when a parcel exploded at a residence, leaving one person injured. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the blast was a result of a family feud. The explosion occurred at Shivam Row House around Read More …

Pakistan: FC Balochistan uncovers IED manufacturing facility in Kharan Operation

Security forces uncovered an improvised explosive device (IED) manufacturing facility during an intelligence-based operation in Kharan, Balochistan, on December 20, officials reported. The operation, conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, led to the discovery of a facility used for producing Read More …

Premier US military CBRNE command improves interoperability at Yama Sakura

CAMP ASAKUSA, Japan – American Soldiers and Army civilians from the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command participated in Exercise Yama Sakura from Japan and Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington. Highly specialized units from the 20th Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC to clear UXOs in three rivers next year

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) is setting out to clear unexploded ordnances (UXO) in approximately 500 hectares across three river locations next year. Director General Heng Ratana said yesterday that CMAC has designated the three locations on the Tonle Read More …

Azerbaijani serviceman receives injury due to mine explosion

“On December 20, at around 12:00, Azerbaijan Army serviceman, Salmanov Ziyad Ilgar was injured stepping on an anti-personnel mine while performing service and combat tasks in the direction of the Sadarak district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on the Azerbaijani-Armenian Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Police hosts workshop on IED data management, post blast operation

A One-day training program on IED data management and post blast investigation was organized by Zonal Police Kashmir at PCR Kashmir in collaboration with officials of National Security Guards. The training program was inaugurated by IGP Kashmir & was attended Read More …

India: ‘We thought it was a ball’ – the bombs killing and maiming children

Over the last three decades, at least 565 children in the Indian state of West Bengal have been injured or killed by home-made bombs, a BBC Eye investigation has found. So what are these deadly devices and how are they Read More …

Pakistan: Two police officers killed in Shangla grenade attack

Terrorists carried out a grenade attack on a police checkpoint in Chakesar, District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the martyrdom of two policemen and injuries to three others, Geo News reported on Tuesday. Terrorist attacks have been rampant in the Read More …

Hong Kong: Inter-departmental counter-terrorism exercise “WISDOMLIGHT” concluded

The Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit (ICTU) coordinated a large-scale inter-departmental counter-terrorism (CT) exercise codenamed “WISDOMLIGHT” at the Youth Sports Ground in the Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP) today (December 17). In addition to the six member departments of ICTU — Read More …

Japan: Unexploded WWII Bomb Detonated by SDF in Nagoya

An unexploded American bomb weighing around 250 kilograms was detonated and removed from a building demolition site in central Nagoya on Sunday morning. The Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) began removing the fuses from the bomb at approximately 10 a.m. While Read More …

Afghanistan: Unexploded Ordnance Claims 137 Lives in 2024

The Directorate of Mine Action Coordination says that since the beginning of 2024, 137 people have been killed and 330 others injured as a result of unexploded ordnance detonations. Nooruddin Rustamkhil, the head of this directorate, told TOLOnews that during Read More …