A deminer prods the earth while searching for unexploded ordnance in Barik Aab, near the Bagram airbase, a major hub of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan in this September 10, 2007 file picture. Landmines, cluster bombs and unspent shells left over from three decades of war litter the ground, and the Afghan deminers who tackle these minefields face not only the usual risks when defusing explosives, but also the threat of being killed and kidnapped amid a bloody Taliban insurgency. To match feature AFGHAN-DEMINING/