OMAR Mine Museum

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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, a group who formed in 1990 with the motto "Clear Mines Save Lives". The museum was founded in 1994, with the aim of educating visitors about the ongoing war in Afghanistan.

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Location: 34.5599, 69.2018, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • First Battle of Kabul ⓘ
  • Fourth Battle of Kabul ⓘ
  • Third Battle of Kabul ⓘ
  • Siege of Kabul ⓘ
    1504 part of campaigns of Babur
  • Battle of Kabul ⓘ
    1842 punitive campaign undertaken by the British following the disastrous retreat from Kabul
  • Siege of the British Residency in Kabul ⓘ
    1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • Battle of Charasiab ⓘ
    1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment ⓘ
    1879 siege
  • Second Battle of Charasiab ⓘ
    battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War in April 1880
  • Chindawol uprising ⓘ
    1979 insurrection in Old Kabul
  • Bala Hissar uprising ⓘ
    1979 insurrection attempt in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • 3 Hoot uprising ⓘ
    uprising and fatalities in Kabul
  • Battle of Kabul ⓘ
    1992 series of intermittent battles over Kabul
  • Fall of Kabul ⓘ
    United States-led coalition capture of the capital of Afghanistan in 2001
  • 2002 Afghan coup plot ⓘ
    attempted overthrow of the Afghan Interim Government
  • January 2010 attack in central Kabul ⓘ
    2010 suicide bombing and killings in central Kabul
  • September 2011 Kabul attack ⓘ
    2011 incident in which Taliban fighters attacked multiple locations in Kabul
  • Fall of Kabul ⓘ
    Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan in 2021
  • death of Ayman al-Zawahiri ⓘ
    U.S. military operation in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
    war between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan, 1878–1880
  • Soviet-Afghan War ⓘ
    1979–1989 war between the Soviet Union and Afghan insurgents
  • Afghan Civil War ⓘ
    civil war in Afghanistan between 1989–1992
  • Bala Hissar ⓘ
    fort in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • OMAR Mine Museum ⓘ
    museum in Kabul, Afghanistan
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1823Emirate of AfghanistanWikidata
    arearegion1978Democratic Republic of AfghanistanWikidata
    arearegion1996Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanWikidata
    arearegion2004Islamic Republic of AfghanistanWikidata
    eventarmed conflictFirst Battle of KabulbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflictFourth Battle of KabulbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflictThird Battle of KabulbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1504Siege of KabulTimurid dynasty, Arghun Dynasty, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1842Battle of KabulUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1879Siege of the British Residency in KabulsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1879Battle of Charasiabbattle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1879Siege of the Sherpur CantonmentsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1880Second Battle of CharasiabUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1979Chindawol uprisinginsurgencyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1979Bala Hissar uprisinginsurgencyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict19803 Hoot uprisinginsurgencyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1992Battle of KabulbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2001Fall of KabulbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20022002 Afghan coup plotAfghan Interim Administration, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, attempted coup d'étatWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2010January 2010 attack in central KabulbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2011September 2011 Kabul attackTaliban, offensiveWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2021Fall of KabulTaliban, battle, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2022death of Ayman al-Zawahirideath, killing, drone warfareWikidata
    eventwar1878Second Anglo-Afghan Warwar, British Empire, Emirate of AfghanistanWikidata
    eventwar1979Soviet-Afghan Warwar, Soviet Union, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen, Tehran EightWikidata
    eventwar1989Afghan Civil Warcivil warWikidata
    organisationmilitary branch1747Afghan National ArmyarmyWikidata
    organisationmilitary branch1924Afghan Air Forceair forceWikidata
    sitefortBala HissarfortressWikidata
    sitemuseumOMAR Mine Museummilitary museumWikidata
    commonsimageKabul landmine museum Commons
    commonsimageLandmine display Commons
    commonsimageRussian butterfly mines Commons
    commonsimageAnti-tank mines Commons
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