Afghanistan remains littered with explosive remnants of war from decades of unrest, including military-grade anti-vehicle landmines, varieties of improvised anti-personnel landmines, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). As the world marked the International Mine Awareness Day on April 4, the war-ravaged country remained far behind from clearing the thousands of deadly mines planted during the raging conflict since the invasion by Soviet forces back in the 1970s. International Committee of the ...