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OCHA: unexploded ordnance continues to kill and demining capacity has fallen
Summary
Olga Charevko told reporters that unexploded ordnance continues to kill and maim civilians and that the number of demining teams operating across Afghanistan has been reduced "by several times" owing to funding cuts.
Olga Charevko said unexploded ordnance still kills and maims civilians, including children who encounter remnants while playing and farmers returning to fields. She recounted a father who borrowed money he could not repay for treatment after his son survived an ordnance blast.
Charevko added that Afghanistan remains among the highest casualty countries from unexploded ordnance and that the number of teams operating across the country "has had to reduce several by several times" because of severe funding shortfalls. She warned that these reductions limit clearance, assessments and victim assistance.
