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Border Security Forces patrolling newly constructed border roads have improved security and facilitated humanitarian access to high-altitude minefields. (Photo by Tajikistan National Mine Action Center (TNMAC))

April 5, 2021

Border Security Forces patrolling newly constructed border roads have improved security and facilitated humanitarian access to high-altitude minefields. (Photo by Tajikistan National Mine Action Center (TNMAC))

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