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Afghanistan: Landmine Clearance Safeguards Communities One Square Kilometer at a Time
Posted by: Peter Villano
About the Author: Peter Villano is a Program Manager in the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
Last time I joined you on DipNote, I wrote about U.S. efforts to help Afghanistan clear landmines and unexploded ordnance left over from the 1980s-1990s through community-based demining. Since then, I’ve received…
Community-Based Demining Links Development and Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
Posted by: Peter Villano
About the Author: Peter Villano is a Program Manager in the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
In a small village in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, a young Afghan man works to remove landmines in his village. Several weeks ago, he was unemployed and worried about supporting his family. He would travel long distances looking…