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A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan:
- At least 136 civilians were killed in Afghanistan as a result of the ongoing conflict in January 2020, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission reported;
- At least 11 civilians were killed in a drone strike in the Kashk-e-Kohna district of Herat province;
- Abdul Rahim Azimi, head of a primary court in the Injil district of Herat province, was killed by unknown gunmen;
- An armoured vehicle of US-led forces was destroyed in an IED blast in the Daman district of Kandahar province.
Who cares about dead Afghan civilians? That’s not important to the U.S. – no profit. On the other hand, 2019 opium production is slightly lower at 6,700 metric tonnes, but still near record highs. If there’s two things the U.S. is superb at, it’s the War on Terror and the War on Drugs.
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