"Fire in the hole!" a Soldier shouted from behind a sandy berm. A translator echoed the warning to the others, who also crouched. A moment of silence was followed by a deafening explosion that boomed through the mountains of Tajikistan. No one was hurt. This was just an exercise. It was part of the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) training course in Tajikistan, September 19 to 30, during which U.S. Soldiers instructed 39 service members and civilians from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Armenia about proper demining procedures.

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