Status Explosive Remnants of War In Afghanistan CCW Protocol V- - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Directorate of Mine Action Coordination (DMAC) State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Status Explosive Remnants of War In Afghanistan CCW Protocol V- Meeting of Experts Mohammad Shafiq Yosufi Director, DMAC

ERW Remaining recorded contamination 410 BFs = 333 Sq km 239 BFs = 89 Sq km 171 BFs = 244 Sq km

Negative Consequence of mine/ERW on populations

Civilian Casualties in past 12 months July 2018-June 2019 Total 1,448 IM 808 55.8% ERW 43.1% 624 Mine 16 1.1% 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

CIVCAS by ERW Civilian Deaths and Injured from Explosive Remnants of War 2009 – 2019 1,200 1,078 1,000 800 774 604 624 600 449 442 472 388 396 369 348 420 400 394 299 346 310 307 307 295 271 278 200 201 304 210 204 139 135 126 98 98 89 93 70 - 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Death Injured

ERW CIVCAS by Gender Civilian Casualties - Explosive Remnants of War January 2009 to July 2019 Women Men 2% 17% Girls 9% Boys 72%

ERW Explosion on 29 April 2018 4 family members Killed and 7 Children With Amputated Legs • Two children picked the object up. The night before the Taliban had fought Afghan soldiers nearby. • Killing 4 family members (Jalil, 4- year old Marwa and her twin sister and their Mother.) • Seven survivors – 5 of them lost a leg, and two of them lost both legs

Historical Achievement 3,976 Battlefields , 1,060 Sq Km

Historical Achievements… Devices Destroyed (including MoD stockpile destruction) AT : 61,367 AP : 1,259,532 ERW : 18,273,056 Total Devices destroyed 19,595,214 VOIED : 1,259 Source: IMSMA

Destruction of Spot ERWs through providing response to Hotline Calls 1910 1705 1595 1414 Total Device 9,346 Destroyed 1502 514 774 761 422 423 216 290 173 177 136 73 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 No of Call No of Deice

Measures Taken o National Security Council CIVCAS Mitigation Board o Mechanism (MoU) for implementation of Protocol V o Coordination between MoD, MoI & DMAC (Division of Responsibility) o Emergency Response Teams

Implementation Mechanism o Inclusion of P V in MoD & MoI Training curriculums o Data collection, information sharing, database within MoD & MoI o Clearance / Marking o National reporting on P V o Facilitating access o CASVAC o Preventive measures

General challenges posed by MAPA o Funding shortfall o Ongoing fighting o Insecurity/access o Records o Scrap collection

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