Afghans burn '60 tons of drugs'

Burning drug piles

The Afghan authorities say they have burned more than 60 tons of illegal drugs in a demonstration of their efforts to curb drugs trafficking.

Piles of drugs were set alight at eight locations around the country, the biggest being on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.

Afghanistan produced 90% of the world's opium in 2004.

In a similar operation in Pakistan, officials say around 26 tons of narcotics were burned in Karachi.