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<title><![CDATA[Afghan police force &#8220;drug-addled that kidnaps locals and sells its weapons&#8221;]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Sunday Times: The Sunday Times: Handing over security operations in Afghanistan to the Afghans is &#8220;proceeding very well&#8221;, Philip Hammond, the defence secretary, said on a recent visit to Helmand. &#8220;The Afghans are developing capabilities faster than we expected.&#8221; He was echoing the unbridled optimism of many British and American officials. Having just returned from five weeks in Sangin &#8212; the most violent district in Afghanistan&#8217;s most violent province &#8212; I cannot see any reason for such optimism.]]></description>
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