Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Minefields: Citizens Urged Not to Flee as Shifts in Territorial Control Leave Earth 'Paved with Landmines'

Jan 6, 2016 | Catherine James, ABC News
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Afghanistan tops the list for civilian casualties by victim-activated landmines out of the 58 states recorded as having anti-personnel mines in their territory, according to the Geneva-based Landmine and Cluster Munitions Monitor (LCMM). LCMM's latest report, tallying global mine statistics for 2014, shows that a worldwide year-on-year trend of shrinking civilian casualties was reversed largely because of a rise in casualties in Afghanistan.