On Deadly Ground
Scavenger poses next to 2,000-pound U.S. bomb

Mohammad Zai, who makes a living scavenging metal from bombs, found this 2,000-pound Mark 84 U.S. bomb in a field near the former Taliban military base. He kept pieces of the bomb, but left it mostly intact.

Photo: Steve Inskeep, NPR

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