Azerbaijan sounds alarm as landmines continue to claim lives

Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has highlighted the persistent threat posed by landmines across the country, sharing an update on X regarding the humanitarian risks.

“Landmines continue to claim lives in Azerbaijan,” the ministry said in its post, Caliber.Az reports.

Landmines continue to claim lives in #Azerbaijan.

Today, an employee of the Mine Action Agency of The Republic of Azerbaijan @ANAMA_gov_az was seriously injured by a landmine explosion on the border with Armenia.

Only since the end of 44-days War of 2020, 4⃣1⃣2⃣ people have… pic.twitter.com/zM6Yx9pcvb

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) November 17, 2025

“Today, an employee of the Mine Action Agency of The Republic of Azerbaijan, ANAMA, was seriously injured by a landmine explosion on the border with Armenia.

Only since the end of 44-days War of 2020, 412 people have fallen victim to landmine explosions.

This humanitarian tragedy that targets civilians, impedes reconstruction, and obstructs safe return is a grave violation of international humanitarian law.

This also highlights the urgent need for accelerated, international support for comprehensive de-mining operations.,” the post notes.

To recall, on November 17, a landmine detonated in Bala Jafarli, a village in Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district, situated along the border with Armenia.

The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) confirmed the incident, reporting that one of its employees, Samir Mubariz Imamverdiyev, born in 1988, stepped on an anti-personnel mine while carrying out official duties. The explosion resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the ankle.

Imamverdiyev was promptly evacuated to Gazakh Central District Hospital. Authorities stated that his condition is currently stable, and there is no immediate threat to his life.

By Vafa Guliyeva