Britain says Nato must focus on Afghan drugs mafia
14/09/2005 - 09:25:14Nato must focus on destroying Afghanistan’s “drugs mafia” when the alliance expands its peacekeeping mission in the country next year, Defence Secretary John Reid said today.
“They have to be defeated, they have to be destroyed,” said Reid.
Britain will take the lead role in the Nato force next year as it expands into volatile southern Afghanistan.
Nato defence ministers were discussing the expanding the Afghan mission as allied troops, mostly from Europe and Canada, replace US units who have been fighting the remnants of the Taliban.
Reid said yesterday that thousands of extra allied troops would be needed as Nato expanded the mission.
