Shafaqna English-Afghanistan reported 193 explosive ordnance incidents over the past year, according to the National Disaster Preparedness Authority (NDPA).
Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, head of information and public relations at the NDPA, said that these incidents result in 87 deaths and 333 injuries and children made up the majority of victims, accounting for 67.5 percent of total casualties.
He noted that mine clearance teams cleared 58 kilometres of contaminated land and neutralised 24,720 mines during the same period.
Hamad added that 155 mine clearance teams are currently operating nationwide, while more than two million people have been reached through explosive hazard awareness programmes.