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In 2009, a 60 Minutes team joined a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan to report on the dangers posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The piece highlights the risks faced by military personnel tasked with clearing these weapons. The article commemorates the 25th anniversary of the beginning of U.S.-led operations against Taliban control in Afghanistan.
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In 2009, a 60 Minutes crew joined a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan to document their dangerous work, encountering several deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the way. The report highlights the perilous conditions faced by military personnel tasked with disarming such threats. This comes as today marks 25 years since the beginning of the U.S.-led invasion targeting Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

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📰 Afghanistan Bomb Hunting Unit
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Topics

60 Minutes Afghanistan Taliban U.S.-led

Subjects

Afghanistan GPE · 2× 60 Minutes ORG · 1× Taliban ORG · 1× U.S.-led GPE · 1×

Narrative

A 60 Minutes crew encountered deadly IEDs while on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan in 2009.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
2026-10-07 · CBS News
On the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan | 60 Minutes Archive · assertive framing

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A 60 Minutes crew encountered deadly IEDs while on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan in 2009. asserted
crew → encounter → 2009
Today marks 25 years since the start of the U.S.-led attack on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. asserted
Today → mark → Afghanistan
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