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To match feature AFGHANISTAN-LANDMINES/
28 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Afghan members of a demining squad walk with their demining dogs down a mountain after a mine clearing operation outside the village of Tangi Saidan in this November 15, 2009 file photo. Throughout Afghanistan's tumultuous history, warring factions have changed and frontlines have shifted, leaving the country littered with landmines and little mapping system to locate them. To match feature AFGHANISTAN-LANDMINES/ REUTERS/Jerry Lampen/Files (AFGHANISTAN ANIMALS CONFLICT MILITARY SOCIETY)
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A deminer prods the earth while searching for unexploded ordnance in Barik Aab, near the Bagram airbase, a major hub of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, in this September 10, 2007 file ...


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