Mine Action in Afghanistan

Authors

  • William Maley University of New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21976

Keywords:

Afghanistan, Mine Action Program for Afghanistan, refugees, repatriation, politics, landmines

Abstract

Afghanistan is severely contaminated by anti-personnel mines, which pose major physical, social and economic threats to repatriating refugees. Fortunately, mine action - a multidimensional effort to address these problems through survey, detection, clearance, mine awareness, and victim assistance - is well developed in Afghanistan, with the Afghan Mine Action Program a model of good practice. That said, mine action faces ongoing challenges, of which those originating in the realm of politics are the most troubling.

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Published

1998-10-01

How to Cite

Maley, W. (1998). Mine Action in Afghanistan. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 17(4), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21976

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