300 KILOGRAMS OF OPIUM SEIZED AT AFGHAN BORDER.

Russian-ledTajik border guards seized 300 kilograms of opium from local residentsin Badakhshan near the Afghan border, Moscow radio reported July31. Meanwhile and in a reflection of Moscow’s growing concernabout instability in Tajikistan, Russian deputy foreign ministerAlbert Chernyshev has flown to Dushanbe to consult with the Tajikauthorities.

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