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Landmines (Afghanistan)
An estimated 10 million landmines were laid across Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War and subsequent civil war, making it one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. The UN estimated that by the early 1990s, mines were killing or maiming an average of 150–300 Afghans per month. Landmine clearance programs began in the late 1980s but the problem remained a major humanitarian issue decades after the conflict ended.