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*** Press Release ***  Findings of the Landmine Monitor 2025 on Landmine Clearance and Victim Assistance… 11 December 2025 – Kabul, Afghanistan _______________________ The annual Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor report is one of the most important publications prepared by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL‑CMC). The purpose of this [...]

ALSO is pleased to share its latest assessment on the challenges experienced by persons with disabilities and survivors of landmines, cluster munitions, and other explosive ordnance in Afghanistan. Based on interviews conducted between 2021 and 2024, the study captures voices from 120 individuals across five provinces. Executive Summary To contribute to a positive development in [...]

The political rights of persons with disabilities are enshrined by the Constitution of Afghanistan and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  As a State Party to the Convention, the Afghan government has the obligation to promote and protect the political rights of persons with disabilities accordingly. To promote and protect the political [...]

According to MODEL DISABILITY SURVEY in Afghanistan (MDSA) in 2019 by the Asia Foundation, 13.9% of the Afghan population has severe disabilities. The prevalence of disability in Afghanistan is close to the global estimation of 15% of the world population to be living with some form of disability. Persons with disabilities – men, women, boys [...]

Landmine Monitor 2020, continues to document progress toward a mine-free world, but also highlights challenges such as non-state armed groups (NSAGs) using antipersonnel mines, particularly of an improvised nature. The use of improvised mines has again resulted in a high number of casualties in 2019, with the majority of victims being civilians. The outbreak of [...]

ALSO with support of ICBL-CMC and participation of survivors and persons with disabilities celebrated this occasion in Kabul on 6 of August 2020. In the event, 23 girls, women and men survivors and with disabilities participated. The objective of this event was to raise the voice of the victims and promote the universalization of the [...]

Social Inclusion Working Group -Meeting in developing National Disability Strategy (NDS) organized on Monday 20 July 2020 at DMAC office. This group chaired by MMD with participation of HI, ALSO, AOAD, AIHRC, DAOand FWF. ALSO as a member of this group has active role in development of NDS in the area of political participation, education [...]

Read more about our global campaign the @minefreeworld, Summer’s newsletter which also includes a message from @ALSO_AFG Director’s, @Hussain45532763 on impacts of #COVID-19 on persons with disabilities and survivors of landmines, cluster bombs, UXOs... https://mailchi.mp/icblcmc/icbl-cmc-newsletter-summer-2020