DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus — A two-week training for officers from Afghan special services on fighting drug trafficking was launched in Dushanbe today.
According to the Dushanbe Office of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the training participants include 15 officers from Afghan police, customs and border services.
Specialists from the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) are conducting the workshop as trainers.
All expenses on training of Afghan specialists are paid by the UNODC, the source said.
