Drugs for guns: how the Afghan heroin trade is fuelling the Taliban insurgency
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/drugs-for-guns-how-the-afghan-heroin-trade-is-fuelling-the-taliban-insurgency-817230.html
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29 April 2008 | Independent (Author)
Afghanistan
Russian arm dealers and Taliban drug lords meet in Tajikistan's desert to trade Russian guns for Afghan drugs; the drugs come mostly from Helmand and are destined for Britain; guns are delivered to the Taliban in parts with high insurgency; the smuggler claim to be untouchable because their bosses include officials in the government
Drugs for guns: how the Afghan heroin trade is fuelling the Taliban insurgency (Media Report, English)