Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Landmines Are Making Peace Deadly

May 10, 2022 | Kanika Gupta, World Politics Review
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On the morning of April 1, seven children were playing in the lush wheat fields of Afghanistan’s Marjah district, in the southern Helmand province, by tossing around a metal object. Moments later, it exploded. The blast claimed five of their lives, including the youngest in the group, a 5-year-old boy.