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  • Old Ammunition Poses Problem in Afghanistan

    06/01/2010 5:17:42 PM PDT · by SandRat · 20 replies · 616+ views
    WASHINGTON, June 1, 2010 – Some homes have attics, basements or garages full of extra things that simply don’t get thrown away. International forces in Afghanistan have found that such a hoarding mentality applies to ammunition, regardless of its quality. During a May 28 "DoD Live" bloggers roundtable, Army Col. Ronald L. Green, logistics director for Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, discussed the dangers surrounding old ammunition stockpiles and the challenges the NATO training mission faces in getting rid of them. Over the past three years, the training command has identified 6,325 metric tons of unsafe and surplus ammunition, Green...