An international effort is underway in rural areas of Laos, where 80 percent of the population lives, to remove the bombs.

for millions in Laos, never truly ended. In the past few years, I have experienced the sadness and frustration that echoes throughout Lao society every time a U.S. bomb claims another life.

a giant pile of bomb casings left over from the American bombing campaign in Laos, a stupendous and futile torrent of airborne destruction. And just beyond the junk heap of weaponry, a new ATM ...

When Lee Po Cha traveled to Laos in November 2022, he was given the opportunity to detonate a bomb. It was the first time in 48 years he had been back to his birth country. It became the most ...

Pou Viang Village, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos ©2005/Jerry Redfern) Unexploded bombs continues to kill civilians in Laos, decades after U.S. bombing campaign ended - WBEZ Chicago ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States bombed Laos on a massive scale and in secret. The largest bombing campaign in history means that an estimated eighty million pieces of unexploded ordnance ...