A U.S. Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU patrols a poppy field in Garmser, southern Helmand, Afghanistan. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images), (Photo from US News And World Report)British Troops Seize £50m Of Taliban Narcotics
-- The Guardian
-- The Guardian
Seven hundred British troops seized four Taliban narcotics factories containing £50m of drugs and killed 20 enemy fighters in an operation in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.
Operation Diesel, which took place earlier this month but was revealed today, involved marine commandos, infantry, an airborne assault, and "phantom threats" to distract the enemy, the MoD said.
Overwhelming firepower forced the enemy to flee the area in the Upper Sangin valley, Helmand province where opium and heroin factories provided funding for the Taliban, the MoD said.
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My Comment: It is still just a drop in a bucket.