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Geography

Life stories: Bomb disposal in Afghanistan

Soldiers call it "the lonely walk". Under the baking heat of the Afghan sun, bomb disposal expert Olaf Schmid approaches a hidden explosive, buried under the hard earth of a dirt road. His team watch from a safe distance. They know that the bomb could go off at any moment. As he begins to uncover the deadly device, he is vulnerable, unarmoured and alone.

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