Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 11
KABUL -- Counter-narcotics police have uncovered 64 kg of illicit drugs, including methamphetamine, and arrested 17 suspected drug smugglers in two provinces of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday.
The contraband, which included 43 kg of methamphetamine and 21 kg of hashish, was seized during separate routine operations conducted by police in the outskirts of eastern Nangarhar a