Mohammad Yusuf Hamad, a spokesman for the Taliban's disaster preparedness department, said 901 square kilometers of Afghanistan are now contaminated with unexploded ordnance. According to him, the explosion of these materials kills and injures a large number of civilians every year.

Mohammad Yusuf Hamad, a spokesman for the Taliban's disaster preparedness department, said 901 square kilometers of Afghanistan are now contaminated with unexploded ordnance. According to him, the explosion of these materials kills and injures a large number of civilians every year.