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Sunday, September 06, 2009

Depleted Uranium Ammunition in Afghan War: New Evidence


A military manual that was handed over to German campaigners has reignited allegations that the US used DU ammunition in Afghanistan. If true, it runs counter to repeated assurances given by the US military that no DU was used. The manual, a war-fighting guide for Bundeswehr contigents in Afghanistan is marked classified and for official NATO use only. It was written by the Bundeswehr's Centre for Communication and published in late 2005.

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  1. UNEP Report - Ground Contamination, Astana, Afghanistan
    Assessment Report of Military Waste (SCUD Missile, etc) Storage Site - gives Uranium concentrations on Pages 27-32
    http://postconflict.unep.ch/publications/afghanistan_cont.pdf

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