Here’s how explosives experts destroy IEDs in Afghanistan
SUMMARY
The battle against explosives and stemming civilian casualties in Afghanistan remains a top priority for U.S. forces there.
"For more than 40 years, Afghanistan has been bombed, shelled and mined," according to the Alun Hill video below. "Old Soviet mines and shells still litter the countryside."
Insurgents use these dangerous relics, innocuous household items and other explosive materials smuggled in from Pakistan to make improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which they use against American forces. Explosives that are undetonated can remain dormant for years before being uncovered by unsuspecting civilians. Most of the casualties now in Afghanistan come from these items, said Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Manager Hukum Khan Rasooly.
Watch how these dangerous weapons are made and destroyed:
