Serbia: Clearing the Way for Kosovo’s Future: 27 Years After War, HALO Leaves Kosovo Safe to Rebuild

Country: Serbia Source: HALO Trust Pristina, Kosovo, 23 September 2026 - The HALO Trust is celebrating the conclusion of its humanitarian landmine clearance in Kosovo today after 27 years. In 1999, when Kosovo’s refugees returned home, they found a country devastated by war — and a landscape scarred by landmines and unexploded cluster munitions. The conflict had ended, but danger remained just below the surface. More than 800,000 people were displaced during the 1998–99 conflict. In the first mo