BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 23. Weekly (February
16 through February 22, 2026) information on mine clearance
operations in the liberated territories, carried out by
organizations under the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action
(ANAMA), has been published, Trend reports.
During this period, 175 anti-personnel mines, 28 anti-tank
mines, and 796 unexploded ordnance (UXO) were found and neutralized
during demining operations across the districts of Tartar, Aghdara,
Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Khojavend, Lachin, Shusha,
Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan, as well as in the
liberated villages of Baghanis Ayrum, Ashagi Eskipara, Kheyrimli,
and Gizilhajily in the Gazakh district.
The agency noted that mine clearance operations covered 1,616
hectares of land over the reporting period.
The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action was founded in
1998. It mobilizes the requisite resources to address mine action
in alignment with national needs and priorities, coordinates
inter-agency efforts for the safe clearance of mines from
de-occupied and war-affected regions, continues to conduct
research, clears mines from territories, and transfers them to end
users, while also communicating Azerbaijan's mine issue to the
global community and enhancing mutually beneficial collaboration
with international and donor organizations to combat the mine
threat.
