. . . . . . . . . . "71268793"^^ . . "The ongoing environmental impacts of war in Afghanistan, from the 1979 beginning of the Soviet-Afghan War to the 2021 United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, adversely affect the health of Afghan civilians and American veterans, infrastructure, the labour force, and social structures. Environmental impacts involve but are not limited to the open-air burn pits of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the degradation of traditional irrigation systems. The burn pits produced hazardous emissions inconclusively linked to later appearances of chronic and sometimes fatal illness. Irrigation impacts\u2014significant due to the dryness of the land\u2014have been catalyzed by military activity and the societal effects of conflict; they have contributed to the rise of Afghan opium production."@en . . . "Environmental impacts of war in Afghanistan"@en . . . . . . "12480"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The ongoing environmental impacts of war in Afghanistan, from the 1979 beginning of the Soviet-Afghan War to the 2021 United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, adversely affect the health of Afghan civilians and American veterans, infrastructure, the labour force, and social structures. Environmental impacts involve but are not limited to the open-air burn pits of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the degradation of traditional irrigation systems. The burn pits produced hazardous emissions inconclusively linked to later appearances of chronic and sometimes fatal illness. Irrigation impacts\u2014significant due to the dryness of the land\u2014have been catalyzed by military activity and the societal effects of conflict; they have contributed to the rise of Afghan opium production."@en . . . . . . "1105897529"^^ . . . . . . . . . . .