Azerbaijan neutralises 2,000 unexploded munitions in liberated territories ANAMA weekly report / PHOTO

Azerbaijan’s National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) has provided an update on X page detailing progress in clearing explosive hazards from previously occupied areas.

Between October 13 and 19, operations in the districts of Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khojavend, Lachin, Shusha, Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil, Gazakh, and Zangilan, as well as the city of Khankendi, led to the discovery and neutralisation of 61 anti-personnel and 69 anti-tank mines, along with 2,000 unexploded munitions, Caliber.Az reports.

Weekly information about operations carried out by institutions involved in #demining activities in the liberated territories (13.10.2025 - 19.10.2025)@wwwmodgovaz #ANAMA #MineAwareness #MineAction #LandmineSafety #Azerbaijan pic.twitter.com/ptyPc5CJDI

— ANAMA (@ANAMA_gov_az) October 20, 2025

In total, 1,587.8 hectares were cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance during the week.

Since the conclusion of the 2020 Second Karabakh War, landmines laid by Armenian forces have resulted in 399 casualties in Azerbaijan, raising the total number of mine-related deaths and injuries in the country since the 1990s to over 3,400.

So far, ANAMA has cleared approximately 140,000 hectares nationwide, yet large areas remain contaminated. Despite substantial government funding and the deployment of specialised units, including all-female demining teams, Azerbaijani authorities stress that international assistance is essential to completely eradicate the landmine threat.

By Aghakazim Guliyev