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Taliban fighters help NGO clear landmines in Afghanistan

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The British non-government organisation HALO Trust has since September 2021 been helping a village in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province identify areas where landmines have been buried. For years, the Nad Ali village on the front lines of the conflict between the US-led occupation forces and the Taliban, who planted numerous landmines in the area. But with…

Endangered Komodo dragons bred at Indonesia’s Surabaya Zoo could help save species

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Komodo dragon is a species monitor lizard endemic to several Indonesian islands including one that the reptile is named for. The animal has been edging towards extinction, and in September 2021 was classified as “endangered” by the International Union for Conservation (IUCN), which cited an increasing threat they face from climate change. But recent efforts…