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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 22 > 16.5 tons of drugs seized in Afghanistan

16.5 tons of drugs seized in Afghanistan


May 22, 2009

KABUL — American and Afghan forces seized 16.5 tons of drugs and killed 34 militants during a three-day operation against a key insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. military statement said Thursday.

The seizure was one of the biggest by foreign troops in Afghanistan....

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