Stepping Into a Minefield - Enemies Beneath the Ground

In Afghanistan mines are quite literally everywhere. Along with other explosive remnants of war or ERWs, they are responsible for the serious injury or death of more than thirty Afghan civilians every month. NATO TV ventures to Parwan province in central Afghanistan to meet the men whose job it is to unearth and destroy an enemy that lives beneath the ground. Teaser: In Afghanistan, mines are a plague that terrorize rural communities, with children their primary targets. Clearing mines is a secluded, dangerous and high-pressure task that requires nerves of steel. Produced by Jake Tupman, Parwan, Afghanistan. Also available in High Definition.