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Helmand Province Mission

Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Afghans certainly lead on drug control and drug production? It has been claimed that half of the members of the Karzai Government profit from the narco trade, including one leading drug baron who is a relative of Karzai. My right hon. Friend, in his reply, showed that he is still in denial and that he has failed to recognise the utter disaster. We have failed militarily and with regard to drugs. In spite of the Minister’s pious comments, we must recognise that there has been no success.