- MORE: RFE/RL's coverage of Land Mine Awareness Day in 2006.
Guehenno made his remarks on the eve of International Day for Land Mine Awareness on April 4.
But he also praised ongoing efforts to remove Afghanistan's land mines.
"The Afghanistan [de-mining] program, I think, is a remarkable program, which is remarkable by the massive engagement of the Afghan people in that program," he said. "And the Afghan NGOs, Afghan organizations have been absolutely key in the effort to remove mines."
Guehenno said that even a single buried land mine may force authorities to place "land mine" warnings that make the land unusable.
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