Three decades of armed conflict has left Afghanistan heavily contaminated with mines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW).Although much progress has been made towards the clearance of legacy mines, armed opposition groups have been moving away from conventional mines and other explosive ordnance, and are increasingly using homemade explosives and improvised devices.

This article outlines HALO's work in Afghanistan related to mine disposal, other explosive ordnance, explosive source material and weapons to protect the civilian population.

Landmines and unexploded ordnance have taken a heavy human toll in eastern Ukraine, causing at least 1,929 casualties since the start of the conflict.

This exclusive content piece provided by The HALO Trust explores the problem of landmines in the Ukraine and gives an overview of the latest survey and clearance activities that HALO are carrying out in the nation.  

Colombia continues to be one of the most mine-affected countries in the world and has over 11,500 registered landmine victims. This exclusive content piece provided by The HALO Trust explores the problem of landmines in Colombia and gives an overview of the latest survey and clearance activities that HALO are carrying out in the nation.