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2 children wounded in unexploded ordnance blast in east Afghan province-

MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Two children were seriously wounded by an unexploded ordnance explosion in Afghanistan eastern province of Wardak

The United Nations says 789 persons have been killed by explosives in the ongoing insurgency in the North East. Speaking during the International Day for

The Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011. We use research and a public website to facilitate debate about the costs of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

Despite not having a family history of military service, and gender-based challenges, Chea Maysaros’ personal responsibility and courage has led to her becoming one of the most widely recognised women peacekeepers in the world. She is a recipient of the UN Medal, and was recently selected for the UN’s “Women4Multilateralism” campaign in Geneva, Switzerland.

On January 10th 2022, an anti-tank mine killed three deminers affiliated with the NGO Cambodian Self-Help Demining in northern Cambodia. This tragic incident is a reminder that despite considerable progress, deminers have yet to clear 2,034 kilometres strewn with landmines and cluster bombs, according to the Phnom Penh Post. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim

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The Kingdom’s 219 “blue helmets” on February 20 departed for a humanitarian mission in the Central African Republic (CAR). The troops dispatched on this UN peacekeeping mission include the multi-skills engineer division 432.

A contingent of 184 multi-skilled Cambodian peacekeepers landed at Phnom Penh International Airport on the night of February 3 following a one-year mission under a UN mandate.

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