Afghanistan: April 28, 2000

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The UN reported that over 400,000 Afghan have been killed by landmines in the last ten years, and more than 800,000 injured. Most of the mines were left by the Russians during their 1980s attempt to control the country. More were deployed by the warring factions after the Russians left in 1989. 

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