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U.S. Funded, Trained and Equipped Afghan Air Force Running Guns and Drugs
March 10th, 2012
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And now…
Afghan Air Force Probed in Drug Running . By MARIA ABI-HABIB
KABUL—The U.S. is investigating allegations that some officials in the Afghan Air Force, which was established largely with American funds, have been using aircraft to ferry narcotics and illegal weapons around the country, American officials told The Wall Street Journal.
Two probes of the Afghan Air Force, or AAF, are under way—one led by the U.S. military coalition and another by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, officials said.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 19426.html
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