'Biggest ever' drugs haul made in Afghanistan

Afghan drugs police have uncovered 236 metric tonnes of hashish hidden in 6ft deep trenches in southern Afghanistan, in what they say appears to be the largest yet drug bust.

The hashish, found in the southern province of Kandahar on Monday, was worth more than £200m (€253m) and would have netted the Taliban about £7m (€8.9m) in profits, Nato’s International Security Assistance Force said.