'That's one I laid' - ex-Taliban help IED clear-up in Afghanistan

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2024-12-22

London (PA Media/dpa) - Former Taliban fighters are now helping the world's largest landmine-clearing charity locate bombs which they planted during the long war against coalition forces in Afghanistan. One of the Halo Trust's leaders has told how during a journey to investigate a roadside bomb near Kandahar, one of their convoy's security guards unexpectedly pointed to the device and declared: "That's one I laid." The guard, an ex-Taliban fighte......

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