Decades On, Land Mines Shatter Young Lives in Iran – The New York Times

“It’s been 30 years since the war ended, and it’s still taking lives and hurting the people,” said Arash Khamooshi, a photojournalist from Kurdistan, Iran, who grew up with adults constantly warning him about the countless mines scattered about, even in areas that had been playgrounds. That danger remains ever-present today: each year, more than 100 people are killed or maimed by land mines. Many are adults working around the borders of Kurdistan. Natural phenomena, including rain and landslides, have shifted mines closer to residential areas.