There are around 56,000 US troops in Afghanistan, making up the bulk of the nearly 90,000 international forces. Photo AFPAfghans Fight Flow Of Drugs And Guns Fueling Taliban Insurgency -- Christian Science Monitor
But only 200 officers in the south have been trained so far in a US-led program to stem trafficking in and out of Pakistan.
Spin Boldak, Afghanistan - In Southern Afghanistan, long ground zero in the battle against the Taliban, Western forces are adjusting their tactics by turning fresh attention to the region's border with Pakistan.
Every day, more than 25,000 people cross an 800-mile boundary skirting Kandahar, Helmand, Nimruz, and Zabul Provinces. Some of these commuters feed the insurgency by smuggling weapons and Taliban fighters into Afghanistan, or by bringing out drugs that fund the rebels' activities.
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