Gallery: The Hunt for the Hidden Bombs and Land Mines of Kosovo

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    A man works in a minefield near the village of Balincë.
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    Because of cluster bombs near the village of Krysheck, locals were unable to rebuild this bombed-out school.
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    Two workers sweep a field near the village of Kryshec, where they found and deactivated eleven unexploded landmines.
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    A farmer shows photos of the damage done to his land after the NATO bombing in 1999. His crops of peppers, tomatoes, and corn were destroyed.
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    A worker takes a break after several hours of scoping out the area.
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    Houses in Balincë sat just a few dozen yards from woods laced with landmines before Halo Trust demined them.
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    Workers begin decontaminating a field by checking it with metal detectors near the village of Balincë.
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    A yellow stake indicates where a cluster bomb was found and deactivated in the village of Kryshec. Over a dozen abandoned houses sit just 50 yards away.
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    A worker stakes a field near the village of Balincë.
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    A worker searches along a snowy read near the village of Kryshec.
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