US puts Afghan drug lords on hitlist to disrupt Taliban finances

**Jason** · 08-11-2009, 02:13 PM

Fifty Afghans suspected of drug trafficking and having links with the Taliban have been placed on a US target list to be captured or killed as part of a significant shift in Washington's counter-narcotics strategy, it emerged today.

US commanders, who described the move as essential to disrupting the flow of drug money helping to finance the Taliban, told Congress they were convinced that the policy was legal under the military's rules of engagement and international law, the New York Times reported.

The move will be disclosed in a report this week by the US Senate foreign relations committee. "This was a hard sell in Nato," General John Craddock, Nato's supreme allied commander until he retired in July, the Times reported.

In interviews with the Senate committee, two US generals serving in Afghanistan said major traffickers with known links to the insurgency had been put on the "joint integrated prioritised target list". That means they have been given the same target status as insurgent leaders, and can be captured or killed at any time, according to the newspaper.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...nistan-taliban

Mcninjaguy · 08-11-2009, 07:24 PM

Good, less drugs in this is a plus to me. They have ruined human lives, so I feel that they don't deserve a normal human life at the very least (life imprisonment) but killing them would waste less money on these sub human people.

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Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,477 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	US puts Afghan drug lords on hitlist to disrupt Taliban finances Fifty Afghans suspected of drug trafficking and having links with the Taliban have been placed on a US target list to be captured or killed as part of a significant shift in Washington's counter-narcotics strategy, it emerged today. US commanders, who described the move as essential to disrupting the flow of drug money helping to finance the Taliban, told Congress they were convinced that the policy was legal under the military's rules of engagement and international law, the New York Times reported. The move will be disclosed in a report this week by the US Senate foreign relations committee. "This was a hard sell in Nato," General John Craddock, Nato's supreme allied commander until he retired in July, the Times reported. In interviews with the Senate committee, two US generals serving in Afghanistan said major traffickers with known links to the insurgency had been put on the "joint integrated prioritised target list". That means they have been given the same target status as insurgent leaders, and can be captured or killed at any time, according to the newspaper. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...nistan-taliban __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

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Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: US puts Afghan drug lords on hitlist to disrupt Taliban finances Good, less drugs in this is a plus to me. They have ruined human lives, so I feel that they don't deserve a normal human life at the very least (life imprisonment) but killing them would waste less money on these sub human people.