How extensive are demining operations?
Afghanistan has more land mines and unexploded ordinances than any other country in the world. In addition, the Kabul-Kandahar highway was the scene of much fighting over the past 24 years and extensive mining took place over the past two decades. Demining is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and directed by the United Nations Mine Action Center Afghanistan. The demining crews discovered more than 1060 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance along the highway.
