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US State Department Fires 6 at Embassy in Afghanistan for Drug Violations

The State Department has fired six employees at the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan for allegedly using or possessing prohibited drugs, a particularly troubling infraction given the years-long U.S. effort to eradicate opium production in the country. A senior State Department official said those who were embassy employees were fired and others who were contractors were released from their contracts. The official declined to say what led to the investigation, but the Wall Street Journal...


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