I had no idea, Russia has also sent troops to Afghanistan. This means, troops of 57 nations are in Afghanistan and 58th is going to be Bangladesh. It would be the 7th Moslim Nation to join after UAE, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kirghistan and Tajikistan. Exact number of Troops arriving from Bangladesh is not known so far. May be India would be the next.
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Russian and US forces raided four drug laboratories in Afghanistan in their first joint anti-drug operation. More than a dent in trafficking, the raid represents growing cooperation between Russia and the West.Russian and American forces conducted their first joint anti-narcotics raid in Afghanistan early on Thursday, signaling closer cooperation between the two countries in the battle to control drug cultivation in the war-torn country, the world's largest producer of opium. Russian anti-drug chief Viktor Ivanov told a news conference on Friday that the raid took place near the Pakistani border, and that Russian and US forces were supported by helicopters and Afghan police. "Four laboratories were found and destroyed - three for heroin and one for morphine," Ivanov said. "As a result, 932 kilograms (2,055 pounds) of very highly concentrated heroin and 156 kilograms of opium were destroyed." [...] |
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