Posted AT 8:08 AM EST on 10/10/08
NATO authorizes troops to hit Afghan drug lords
BUDAPEST — NATO defence ministers Friday authorized their troops in Afghanistan to attack drug barons blamed for pumping up to US$100 million a year into the coffers of resurgent Taliban fighters.
“With regard to counter-narcotics ... ISAF can act in concert with the Afghans against facilities and facilitators supporting the insurgency,” said NATO spokesman James Appathurai, referring to the NATO force.
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