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2021-08-06 Afghanistan

Airstrikes pummel Taliban in south; insurgents gain in north

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
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#1 September 1, 2015: A member of the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, showing seized heroin. Each bag contains £70,000 (street value) worth of heroin rocks captured by the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). The Helmand PRT is a mulitnational team, with staff supplied by the UK, US, Danish and Estonian governments. The UK has run the management platform for the PRT since 1 May 2006, when it assumed responsibility from the US. The PRT comprises 91 civilian, 94 military and 27 civilian police staff in Lashkar Gah and district centres across Helmand. It also employs approximately 30 locally engaged staff, bringing the total staff to 242. Effectiveness: Zero.

Posted by Gerthudion Whomoper3485 2021-08-06 09:37|| 2021-08-06 09:37|| Front Page Top

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