Afghan man sentenced to 30 years in US for drug trafficking

A court in New York has sentenced an Afghan man named Abdul Satar Barakzi,59, to 30 years in prison for heroin trafficking.

The U.S. Department of Justice stated that Abdul Satar Barakzi used heroin trafficking as a form of “warfare” and had organized a kidnapping plot.

According to the announcement, Barakzi was linked to an international drug trafficking ring and attempted to smuggle heroin into the U.S. through this network.

His connections to drug trafficking organizations were uncovered in 2018...