From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 7 Jan 2015 12:32:41 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: "Unexploded munitions a lingering peril as NATO ends Afghan war" |
Unexploded munitions a lingering peril as NATO ends Afghan war By AFP January 6, 2015 The end of NATO's combat mission in Afghanistan could be a watershed moment in tackling unexploded ordnance littering the country, but experts complain US-led forces need to hand over more information on where it all is. Decades of conflict since the Soviet invasion in 1979 have left landmines, shells, bombs and rockets scattered across towns, villages and fields, even after extensive clearance efforts that have safely removed millions of items. All sides involved in the prolonged fighting have been responsible for UXO (unexploded ordnance), with children most at risk because of their curiosity and the fact they often play in unmarked minefields. … For the entire article, see http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-2898340/Unexploded-munitions-lingering-peril-NATO-ends-Afghan-war.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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