The anti-narcotics department of the Helmand police said that the drugs included 400 kilograms of heroin, 452 kilograms of methamphetamine, 537 kilograms of opium. In addition, 281 people were ...

Lashkar Gah in southern Helmand province is under heavy assault from the militants, despite persistent US and Afghan air strikes. The Taliban are said to have seized a TV station. Thousands of ...