"We want Afghanistan to be self-sufficient but there are obstacles," Humayoun Afghan, the spokesman for the Ministry of Mines, told AFP. "We have no experts, no infrastructure, no knowledge." ...

The UK Government cash for the Hazardous Area Life-support Organisation (Halo) Trust will enable the charity to make land safe ... with Halo to deliver mine action in Afghanistan and Ukraine ...

The world's largest land mine clearance charity - the south of Scotland-based Halo Trust - has secured funding to continue its work in Ukraine and Afghanistan. The UK government has awarded it ...

The funding will continue efforts to clear mines ... and Afghanistan. The UK Government cash for the Hazardous Area Life-support Organisation (Halo) Trust will enable the charity to make land ...