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on September 10, 2015 in World News

Who is Protecting the Drug Trade?

Who is Protecting the Drug Trade? Afghan officials blame NATO after 11 police officers killed in airstrike A US-led coalition airstrike killed 11 Afghan anti-drug police officers in southern Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said Monday. Amid conflicting reports, NATO has denied responsibility. The airstrike hit the unstable, opium-rich province of Helmand on Sunday, AFP cited officials as saying. “Eleven counter-narcotics police were killed and four others were wounded in an airstrike carried out by international forces in the Garmsir district of Helmand province,” deputy Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said. The statement comes amid conflicting reports over who was behind… View Article

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