US EditionSri Lanka's target to be free of land mines by 2028 is under threat as US reviews aid
- In Mankulam, Sri Lanka, on April 3, 2025, deminer Thavarathnam Pushparani continues to clear landmines.
- Decades of separatist war between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan forces left the area heavily mined.
- Pushparani, a former Tamil Tiger rebel, now clears mines after the fighting ended in 2009.
- Director Nayeemudeen stated the U.S. Contributed 45% of grants last year to demining, but aid is now suspended.
- The aid suspension threatens Sri Lanka's goal to be mine-free by 2028, impacting livelihoods like Pushparani's.
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Sri Lanka may miss 2028 deadline to clear landmines laid by LTTE as Trump suspends aid
Sri Lanka may miss its 2028 deadline to clear landmines planted by the LTTE, as the Trump administration's aid suspension puts demining efforts at risk. This move casts doubt on Sri Lanka's commitment to the Ottawa Treaty, which it signed in 2017.
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Sri Lanka's target to be free of land mines by 2028 is under threat as US reviews aid
Thavarathnam Pushparani fought on the front lines for the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels against the Sri Lankan forces in its decades-long separatist war and later took to clearing the land mines on the same battle lines.
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