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Afghan province to provide one-third of world's heroin
· Poppy harvest to double in British-patrolled area
· £1.1bn from west since 2001 fails to stop trade
The Afghanistan province being patrolled by British troops will produce at least a third of the world's heroin this year, according to drug experts who are forecasting a record harvest that will be an embarrassment for the western-funded war on narcotics.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanist...1796794,00.html
And in case you didn't noticed, the Taliban strikes back:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanist...1801201,00.html |
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