In 1992 a civil war in Afghanistan turned the country upside down. It also littered the country with landmines. In this public radio story we hear from a man who saw childhood friends killed by landmines and who lost his father in the war. Landmines were a part of his life. He fled Afghanistan with his mother and eventually immigrated alone to Germany and eventually the Netherlands. The wind in the Netherlands was the inspiration for the device he made that allows for the safe detonation of old landmines that are hidden all over Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Its Geography and Development
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Social Studies — Geography, US History, World Geography, World History
Grade Level
Grades 3-12
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Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
