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An Afghan member of a demining squad searches for a mine during a mine clearing operation outside the village of Tangi Saidan
15 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
An Afghan member of a demining squad searches for a mine during a mine clearing operation outside the village of Tangi Saidan November 15, 2009. Afghanistan is still struggling to remove mines from remote areas after three decades of war. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS SOCIETY)
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An Afghan member of a demining squad uses a metal detector during a mine clearing operation outside the village of Tangi Saidan November 15, 2009. Afghanistan is still struggling to remove ...


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