Why are there so many landmines in cambodia?

Bear in mind that one reason there are so many landmines still covering Cambodia is because no one really knows where they all are. They were laid by so many different groups, none of which documented their whereabouts, that they cannot be cataloged now. read more

Civil war. Most of the landmines in Cambodia were planted after the fall of the Khmer rouge. The Vietnamese invaded Cambodia. They were fighting. The Vietnamese claimed to rescue Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge. Of course, it did but they took a lot of things from Cambodia while it was controlling the country. read more

Cambodia is a country located in South East Asia that has a major problem with landmines, especially in rural areas. This is the legacy of three decades of war which has taken a severe toll on the Cambodians; it has some 40,000 amputees, which is one of the highest rates in the world. read more