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Bridges Austyn Bridges Mrs. Sanchez English 3-4 24 January 2013 Landmines in A ghanistan Landmines in A ghanistan !

"se a threat n"t "nly t" "ur military #ut A ghanistan citizens as $ell. %here are "&er i ty di erent landmines #eing used in A ghanistan. %err"rists are n"t t" #e c"m!letely #lamed. 'hen the (ussians $ere in A ghanistan they had !laced mines that are still acti&e t"day. Landmines are a threat t" )itizens day in and day "ut. *nn"cent !e"!le " A ghanistan are #eing +illed. M"st landmines are !laced strategically #y the terr"rists. %hey $ere als" !laced strategically #y the (ussians. Landmines are n"rmally !laced in ally $ays "r in streets $here the ,.S. military $ill m"st li+ely tra&el thr"ugh -,.."rg/. %hey are !laced in hea&ily !"!ulated areas0 $hich is $hy s" many citizens die. An estimated t$" hundred citizens die !er m"nth r"m landmines in A ghanistan -1('."rg/. Many ,nited States marines and citizens r"m A ghanistan die r"m landmines. %ens " th"usands " American s"ldiers ha&e died. A#"ut "ne th"usand A ghanistan citizens inn"cently die a year r"m landmines. A#"ut 2 children die r"m landmines e&ery day -,.."rg/. 'e can still try t" hel!. M"st " A ghanistan citizen deaths r"m landmines are in a h"s!ital due t" the lac+ " medical re3uirements -,.."rg/. %here are "rganizati"ns that hel! gi&e medical

Bridges 2 treatment t" inn"cent A ghanistan citizens. %he $ay y"u can hel! the army is 4"ining "r d"nating m"ney. %he terr"rists aren5t the "nly "nes $ith #l""d "n there hands r"m these landmines. Bac+ in the early 16705s the (ussians in&aded A ghanistan in search " land0 and res"urces -8*8.c"m/. 'hile this $as ha!!ening0 the (ussian army $as !lacing landmines all "&er the !lace. %hey $eren5t e&er rem"&ed #ecause0 (ussia sim!ly didn5t care. %hey als" had t" lea&e in a hast. %he mines $ere ne&er deacti&ated "r rem"&ed s" they are still ready t" #l"$ any sec"nd0 and c"uld in4ure ,.S. marines "r the citizens " A ghanistan. %here are als" still mines in A ghanistan "rm the ci&il $ar -,.."rg/. %he ci&il $ar started in the early 1620s. Many &illages and !a&ed r"ads $ere destr"yed r"m the $ar. 'hen the (ussians came thr"ugh they called a cease ire and a ter the (ussians le t in 1677 the ci&il $ar resumed0 as did the !lacing " landmines. A ghanistan has #een thr"ugh many years " $ar. %hese years " $ar resulted in the c"untry #eing "ne " the m"st mined c"unties in the $"rld. Alth"ugh the entire c"untry " A ghanistan is illed $ith landmines0 there are s"me !laces $here it is m"re danger"us than "thers. %he m"st hea&ily mined areas are ar"und the #"rdering area " *ran and 9a+istan -JM,.edu/. E&en the ca!ital " A ghanistan0 :a#ul0 is t" #e c"nsidered "ne " the m"st hea&ily mined areas A ghanistan -JM,.edu/. Mines ha&e #een dis!ersed e&ery $here in :a#ul. %here are i ty di erent mines in A ghanistan. S"me " $hich are targeting ""t s"ldiers. ;thers are meant dem"#ilize tan+s "r "ther arm"red &ehicles.

Bridges 3 %hese are called anti tan+ mines. Anti tan+ mines are e<tremely !"$er ul. %hey can either #e det"nated #y a cell !h"ne "r !ressure. 'hen it e<!l"des its deigned t" !enetrate certain metals and destr"y &ehicles. Anti tan+ mines are e<tremely lethal. %hey are the $"rst +ind " landmine y"u $ant t" cr"ss !aths $ith. %he ,nites states5 army is $"rth 1.2 trilli"n d"llars -8*8.c"m/. A l"t " m"ney is s!ent "n the army. And a l"t " it is s!ent "n training *E8 di users0 ne$ anti mine techn"l"gy and "ther things that hel! !r"tect the ,.S. r"m landmines. A ghanistan is littered $ith landmines n"t "nly r"m the terr"rists gr"u!s #ut r"m !ast in&asi"ns " A ghanistan0 ci&il $ar0 and many years " $ar #et$een regi"nal c"n lict. %he landmines are e&en !lace in the ca!ital " A ghanistan. But *t d"esn5t matter $here they c"me r"m "r $here they are. %hey all !"se a threat t" "ur military and the citizens " A ghanistan. M"st " "ur military and citizens die in &ain. %he ,.S. s!ends massi&e am"unts " m"ney a year t" ser&e and !r"tect us e&ery day.

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