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| Afghanistan |
| US blacklists Afghan airline accused of smuggling opium |
| 2013-01-25 |
| Afghanistan's largest private airline, Kam Air, has been barred from receiving US military contracts amid allegations of drug smuggling, officials say. The US military says it conducted an investigation which showed Kam Air transported large quantities of opium on civilian flights to neighbouring Tajikistan. The Central Asian country is a key transit route used by drug smugglers. The airline's owner has firmly rejected the allegations. Zemary Kamgar said that he was consulting with his lawyers over the US move and that his legal team would prepare a defence. The blacklisting of Kam Air first came to light in an article in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 I simply had to post it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-01-25 16:12 |