Afghanistan

Afghanistan cancelled 0.3km² of cluster munition-contaminated area through non-technical survey (NTS) in 2024, but due to lack of funding did not conduct any clearance. In early 2025, it requested a two-year extension to its Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Article 4 deadline which it later increased to three years. The request was due to be considered at the Thirteenth Meeting of States Parties in September 2025. In January 2025, the United States, the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA)’s principal donor, halted funding, leading to cuts in the UN’s Mine Action Technical Cell (MATC) and operating capacity.

• The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government should commit funding to support implementation of Afghanistan’s CCM Article 4 deadline extension request.

• International donors should expedite funding for the MATC to underpin critical coordination, planning, information management, and quality management functions.

• International donors should also seek to support survey and clearance of the nine remaining cluster munition-contaminated areas, to enable Afghanistan to fulfil its Article 4 obligations.

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