Document #1007725

Osman, Borhan (Author), published by Guardian

Why capturing Helmand is top of the Taliban’s strategic goals

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/26/taliban-helmand-opium

ecoi.net description:
Article on increasing Taliban operations in Helmand province in 2015 (province's importance for opium poppy cultivation; strategic implications; Taliban control over several adjacent districts of other provinces)
Country:
Afghanistan
Sources:
Osman, Borhan (Author), published by Guardian
Original link:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/26/taliban-helmand-opium
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
26 December 2015
Document ID:
1007725 (former ID 316952)

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