In Laos, Turning Bombs into Scrap Has Become a Lucrative but Dangerous Business

In Laos, Turning Bombs to Scrap
Arantxa Cedillo for TIME

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Pon Van, 28, is part of the only all-female team of the Laotian chapter of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), an international NGO dedicated to clearing weapons and other remnants of war from conflict zones.

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