Monday, September 17, 2007

Afghanistan's deminers surrounded by danger

Landmines, cluster bombs and unspent shells left over from three decades of war litter the ground, exposed by scouring winds that have blown the top soil away. -- Others are still hidden below the surface, part of an estimated 100,000 landmines still in the ground in Afghanistan, home to the world's largest demining program and one of the highest landmine injury rates.

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