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'It Was Snowing Ashes': Toxic Waste Incineration in the Military Made Nishan Seriously Ill

Summary by Omroep Brabant
Toxic smoke from waste incinerators in Afghanistan is the reason he developed lymphoma, according to former soldier Nishan Dolislager (35) from Nieuwendijk. Because the Ministry of Defence denies that the burn pits are the culprit, Nishan is trying to get his way in court. "We had evenings when it snowed," Nishan says at his parents' kitchen table in Nieuwendijk. In 2011, he worked for weeks as a guard at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. Burn p…
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Toxic smoke from waste incinerators in Afghanistan is the reason he developed lymphoma, according to former soldier Nishan Dolislager (35) from Nieuwendijk. Because the Ministry of Defence denies that the burn pits are the culprit, Nishan is trying to get his way in court. "We had evenings when it snowed," Nishan says at his parents' kitchen table in Nieuwendijk. In 2011, he worked for weeks as a guard at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. Burn p…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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