Document #1313037

Independent

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

ecoi.net summary:
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
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
Independent
Original link:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/drugs-for-guns-how-the-afghan-heroin-trade-is-fuelling-the-taliban-insurgency-817230.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
29 April 2008
Document ID:
1313037 (former ID 96035)

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