The Nuclear Nightmare Begins in Afghanistan

"When the Afghan crisis began," notes Davey Garland, "many of us believed that a great amount of DU/dirty uranium would be used to achieve the US-British campaign objectives, both to penetrate the opposition's hideouts in rocky terrain and to test new weapons systems (dirty uranium or dirty DU contains radioactive contaminants, such as plutonium isotopes, derived from spent fuel from power reactors). The amount used in Afghanistan might have exceeded the several hundred ton's of DU/dirty uranium used in the 1990-91 Gulf War and the Balkans conflicts."

A startling new report based on research in Afghanistan indicates that our worst fears have been realized. The study, produced by the Uranium Medical Research Centre (UMRC), points to the likelihood of large numbers of the [Afghan] population being exposed to uranium dust and debris.

...Repeated warnings of this possible contamination was sent to both the British and Afghan governments in April by scientific researcher Dai Williams in her report, “Mystery Metal in Afghanistan”. Warnings were also sent to the UN Environment Program, the World Health Organisation and Oxfam. All have ignored them and failed to conduct their own investigations.

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