:OMAR Mine Museum
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The OMAR Mine Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, contains a collection of 51 types of land mines out of the 53 that have been used in that country. OMAR is an acronym for the Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation.
Mine collection
File:Russian butterfly mines.jpg
The collection includes unexploded ordnance, cluster bombs and airdrop bombs used by the War in Afghanistan. The museum educates school groups to detect and avoid unexploded ordnance including landmines and cluster bomblets from historic and ongoing Afghan wars. The museum was seriously damaged in a July 1, 2019 attack.{{Cite news |last=Faizi |first=Fatima |last2=Nordland |first2=Rod |last3=Gibbons-Neff |first3=Thomas |date=2019-07-01 |title=Bombing Kills Dozens and Hurts Schoolchildren as Taliban Talks Resume |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/world/asia/afghanistan-bombing-war-museum.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
The museum also displays a variety of other military hardware from wars fought in Afghanistan over the recent decades, including artillery, surface-to-air missiles, and a collection of Soviet military aircraft.
For security reasons, the museum is not open for casual visitors. All appointments must be made through the main OMAR office.
Aircraft on display
Gallery
Anti-tank mines.jpg|anti-tank mines
Kabul landmine museum.jpg|Display at Kabul landmine museum
See also
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081121205956/http://www.mineclearance.org/page6.html Organisation for Mine Clearance & Afghan Rehabilitation]
- [http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/Middle-East/Afghanistan/Kabul/OMAR_Mine_Museum.htm Aviation Museum]
External links
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- [http://thevelvetrocket.com/2008/05/24/omar-mine-museum-or-omar-land-mine-museum-depending-on-whom-you-ask/ The Velvet Rocket.com: OMAR Mine Museum]
- [http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Afghanistan/East/Kabul/blog-49393.html TravelBlog.org: OMAR Mine Museum]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091104015524/http://blog.vm.ee/2008/09/visit-to-the-omar-mine-museum-omar-miinimuuseumi-kulastus/ Blog.vm.ee—Our Man in Kabul: OMAR Mine Museum]
Category:Buildings and structures in Kabul
Category:Military and war museums
Category:Museums in Afghanistan
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