From drug lords, to murder, to rape and human trafficking, the violence along the border, done by a terrible few, rivals lawless borders around the world where we send in troops and humanitarian aid.

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Until Helmand was reinforced by the British, they kept 100 soldiers there though the province is vast, lawless and produces a third of the world's opium.

ECONOMIST: The paras are supposed to be in Helmand to make peace, not war