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Afghanistan. Taliban commander orders closure of opium labs in towns and cities
Afghanistan. Taliban commander orders closure of opium labs in towns and cities
Recording suggests movement fears local discontent as US airstrikes target facilities in built-up areas
A Taliban commander in the Afghan province of Helmand has ordered all drug labs to be moved out of the urban areas the insurgency controls as US airstrikes targeting the facilities are killing a rising number of civilians, according to a recorded conversation obtained by the Guardian. (The Guardian, UK, 28.05.2018)