Several NH residents face drug charges in MaineSeveral New Hampshire residents have been charged in Maine with trafficking heroin. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says two people from Wakefield, N.H., and one from Rochester, N.H., were arrested Wednesday on allegations of selling heroin in the Berwick, Maine, area. Taliban claims kidnap of 30 PakistanisPakistani Taliban…
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Suspected Taliban militants kidnap about 40 Pakistani boys in AfghanistanNegotiations to secure their release are underway, though the claim is being called a rumour by Afghanistan s Interior Ministry Taliban ‘kidnap 30 Pakistani boys in Afghanistan’Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan have kidnapped more than 30 Pakistani boys who had mistakenly crossed the unmarked border from the…
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US military deaths in AfghanistanAs of Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at least 1,640 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 13,447 U.S. service members have ……
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Alleged Jamaica drug lord pleads guilty in USAlleged Jamaican drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke, leader of what US officials said was a vast criminal enterprise, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of racketeering conspiracy, the US Justice Department said. Taliban attack Bagram base near KabulTaliban militants have reportedly fired at least two rockets toward the…
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Russia, U.S. conduct Afghan drug raid Russian counternarcotics agents took part in an operation to eradicate several drug laboratories in Afghanistan this week, joining Afghan and U.S. anti-drug forces in what officials in Moscow said Friday marked an advance in relations between Russia and America. 60 killed in Afghan house collapse KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 27…
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Russia, U.S. collaborate in Afghan drug raid U.S. and Russian special forces have raided drug labs in Afghanistan in an unprecedented collaborative military operation, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Friday, destroying what a Russian official said was $250 million worth of heroin and morphine. Russia and US in Afghan drug raid Russian and US…
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Local link to Afghanistan bribe scandal A Melbourne building company with extensive interests in Afghanistan is at the centre of an international bribery investigation involving Afghan reconstruction projects. Report: Agencies not tracking Afghan spending – Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Navy Times WASHINGTON U.S. agencies spending the most on Afghanistan reconstruction…
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Sikorsky copters for Afghan drug war Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford says the U.S. is ordering two more of its upgraded S-61 utility helicopters, specifically to wage America’s war against narcotics smuggling in Afghanistan. Afghans, West try to lure Taliban fighters out of war While Afghan President Hamid Karzai seeks talks with Taliban leaders, Afghan and…
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Afghan security guards: Who will replace them? – Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Navy Times KABUL, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai s order to replace private security companies with Afghan police officers and soldiers leaves two big unanswered questions: What police officers? What soldiers? Arizona AG: Execution drug came from Great Britain…
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