OMAR Mine Museum

The OMAR Mine Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, contains a collection of 51 types of land mines out of the 53 that have been used in that country. OMAR is an acronym for the Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation. The collection includes unexploded ordnance, cluster bombs and airdrop bombs used by the War in Afghanistan. The museum educates school groups to detect and avoid unexploded ordnance including landmines and cluster bomblets from historic and ongoing Afghan wars. The museum was seriously damaged in a July 1, 2019 attack.[1]

Mine display
Butterfly mines

The museum also displays a variety of other military hardware from wars fought in Afghanistan over the recent decades, including artillery, surface-to-air missiles, and a collection of Soviet military aircraft.

For security reasons, the museum is not open for casual visitors. All appointments must be made through the main OMAR office.

Aircraft on display
A Sukhoi Su-7 at the OMAR Mine Museum

See also

References
  1. Faizi, Fatima; Rod Nordland; Thomas Gibbons-Neff. "Bombing Kills Dozens and Hurts Schoolchildren as Taliban Talks Resume," New York Times July 1, 2019 p.A4 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/world/asia/afghanistan-bombing-war-museum.html

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