In
Afghanistan the newest and most popular type of
home made bomb is made out of ammonia nitrate, which is common in many types of fertilizer. There have been many attacks using this new type of home made bomb in the last few months, some attacks killing many people. The allies found a large amount of this fertilizer along with about 2000 bomb making
pieces of
equipment, they also detained about 15
Afghans.
The use of Ammonia Nitrate
fertilizer is now banned and farmers are forced to use urea-based
fertilizers on their crops. I think that this shows a very negative side of humanity. Both the fact that people have found a way of making bombs out of fertilizer, a substance that was created to help give soil life, and the fact that we have banned it even for the farmers that grant the
citizens food. It seems that people bent of violence can find
weapons in anything, even house hold objects and substances. Also, it by refusing to let farmers use Ammonia Nitrate
fertilizer, yes you cut the risk of them "dealing" it, but you also might make them less effective at providing for the innocent people that depend on them. This might, in turn, cause hunger or poverty, leading to more anger and more violence.
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