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200 special forces troops to target Taliban drug trade

Almost three-quarters of the fighting strength of the SAS is to be committed to targeting drug factories in the Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan as part of an intensive British counter-narcotics offensive.

Almost three-quarters of the fighting strength of the SAS is to be committed to targeting drug factories in the Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan as part of an intensive British counter-narcotics offensive.