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Boy squatting next to cluster munitions in Afghanistan
10th June 2025 | Afghanistan | Press release | Clearing explosives

​One in five Afghans at risk of landmines and explosives

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A boy stand in front of vehicles parked just outside the Herat Minarets
21st May 2025 | Syria, West Bank, Cambodia, Afghanistan | Story | Clearing explosives, Partners

Making heritage sites safe for posterity

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Scenic shot of Jebrail Street 10 years after mine clearance
23rd September 2024 | Afghanistan | Story | Clearing explosives

Jebrail: A safe new town for Afghanistan

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HALO Trust deminer places a marker on the ground following the positive signal from a metal detector in a minefield in Afghanistan
15th August 2024 | Afghanistan | Press release | Clearing explosives

Engage with Kabul or risk worsening crisis

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HALO Trust deminer in protective gear, standing next to unearthed improvised explosive devices (IEDs), highlighting the ongoing threat posed by unexploded ordnance
15th August 2022 | Afghanistan | News | Clearing explosives

Afghanistan's Anniversary

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HALO CEO, James Cowan, wearing PPE on a minefield in Ukraine
22nd June 2021 | Afghanistan | Media coverage

Why were my colleagues murdered?

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The main assembly hall of the UN Security Council
12th June 2021 | Afghanistan | News

UN Security Council condemns attack

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Afghanistan deminers stand in front of their vehicles in ordered rows
10th June 2021 | Afghanistan | News | Clearing explosives

Solidarity for Afghanistan

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Ruth Davidson stands with a destroyed landmine cut into two pieces in her hands
15th February 2018 | Afghanistan | News | Clearing explosives

Ruth Davidson visits Afghanistan

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The minarets of the madrasa of Husain Baiqara, built by Sultan Baiqara in the 15th Century
19th May 2016 | Afghanistan | News | Clearing explosives, Partners

HALO partners with UNESCO in Afghanistan

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A team of dedicated deminers smile for a group photo following the clearance of districts in Herat Province, Afghanistan
11th October 2015 | Afghanistan | News | Clearing explosives

HALO hands over mine free districts in Herat Province

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Regional Operations Officer briefs a EOD Clearance Team in Herat, Afghanistan
24th April 2014 | Afghanistan | News | Clearing explosives

DFID funded EOD team defuses 500kg aircraft bomb in Herat city

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