IEDs in Afghanistan a New Record in 2011

The number of IEDs cleared or detonated in Afghanistan during 2011 increased to a new high.  The IED instances hit a record high of 16,554 - an increase of 9% from the previous year.  IEDs are the number one weapon for the Afghan insurgents.  Pakistan is cited as the source for 80% of the fertilizer-based homemade based bombs.  Read more in "IED attacks in Afghanistan set record", USA Today, January 26, 2012.