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Red rocks mean danger, white rocks mean safe - rocks painted both colors tell you which side of the rock to stay on.
Day 8, Bagram and OMAR mine museum

March 12th 2006
We went to Bagram and saw a demonstration of how the HALO Trust was clearing minefields. As HALO's website notes, Afghanistan was heavily mined by Soviet forces during their ten year occupation, with further mine-laying by the communist regime of Najibullah, during localised internecine fighting between Mujahideen groups and most recently b ... read more
Asia » Afghanistan » East » Kabul

Afghan Flag Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequent... ... read more
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