Posted by seumasach on March 25, 2010
Of course, the NATO response would make some sense if the opium business had been there when they went in, but it has been created almost entirely under their watch after the Taliban had eradicated it.
25th March, 2010
NATO has rejected an appeal made by Russia for eradication of opium fields in Afghanistan, arguing that the sole source of income in the region cannot be removed.
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Posted by alfied on November 1, 2009
The Afghan minister of counter narcotics says foreign troops are earning money from drug production in Afghanistan.
General Khodaidad Khodaidad said the majority of drugs are stockpiled in two provinces controlled by troops from the US, the UK, and Canada, IRNA reported on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
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