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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 11 > NATO to attack Afghan drug lords

NATO to attack Afghan drug lords


October 11, 2008

BUDAPEST, Hungary — NATO defense ministers agreed Friday to allow troops operating in Afghanistan to attack drug lords and their networks supporting the escalating insurgency in the country.

The agreement came under strong pressure from the U.S., which has identified opium trafficking....

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