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| Afghanistan |
| Afghanistan: Unexploded ordnance poses threat to returnees |
| 2008-11-15 |
| No! Reeeeally? I thought they used it to make soup? |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 And don't forget the mines in the form of children's toys or dolls left by the Soviets. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-11-15 14:18 |
| #1 Just to give a dimension to the problem, the Russians supposedly left 25 MILLION mines in place when they pulled out. Add the countless numbers of mortar rounds, artillery rounds, and other explosives scattered around throughout the country, and it's easy to understand how the volunteer mine-clearers may have missed a few. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-11-15 12:38 |