Abstract
Afghanistan's landmine contamination began with the Soviet occupation from 1979 to 1989. Pro-Soviet Afghan-government forces continued contributing to this landmine, unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war contamination during the next three years. Factional fighting from 1992 to 1995, resistance to the Taliban from 1996 to 2001 and the 2001 US-led invasion added to the problem. Not only does this contamination injure or kill more than 100 Afghans a month, it also impacts the reconstruction and development of the country into an economically and politically stable nation.
Recommended Citation
Profile, Country
(2006)
"Afghanistan,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
2
, Article 17.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol10/iss2/17
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