Number of IED attacks down 30% as price of raw materials soar
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For all the counter-IED technologies to have been developed over the last decade, it turns out that one of the most effective ways to reduce the number of blast incidents is to reduce the number of IEDs.
Yesterday Lt. Gen. Adrian Bradshaw, deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said that the cost of the previously inexpensive explosive materials has spiralled over the last 12 months.
"An IED that last year cost insurgents $200 will now cost between $600...
