Leaked Documents Show the US Used Drone Strikes to Target Afghan Drug Lords | VICE News
"Narcotics traffickers were added to the so-called Joint Prioritized Effects List (JPEL) for the first time, allowing them to be targeted for strikes," one NSA document states.
The document — dated February 3, 2009, and sent by the chief of NSA Georgia's Southwest Asia Narcotics Division — says the US focused on "narcotics trafficking networks that provide funding, weapons, and logistical support to Taleban elements in Afghanistan."
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