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Afghan airline barred from receiving US military contracts for alleged drug smuggling

Kabul, Afghanistan - Kam Air reportedly carried opium on its Tajikistan-bound flights

Kam Air, the largest Afghan private airline, was barred from receiving US military contracts on the basis of an investigation which was carried out by the US Central Command in the country, according to which the company has carried drug on its aircraft bound for Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The route towards the former Soviet Republic is one of the international links operated by Kam Air,...

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Rome, Italy, 01/25/2013 20:03
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