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Showing posts with label poppies. Show all posts

Showing posts with label poppies. Show all posts

Aug 10, 2009

U.S. to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban

By JAMES RISEN WASHINGTON — Fifty Afghans believed to be drug traffickers with ties to the Taliban have been placed on a Pent...

Aug 8, 2009

U.S. and Britain Again Target Afghan Poppies

By Karen DeYoung Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, August 8, 2009 The U.S. and British governments plan to spend millions of dolla...

Jul 21, 2009

In One Afghan Province, Votes for President Could Turn on Loss of Poppy Income

By Pamela Constable Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, July 21, 2009 FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- The economic fortunes of Badakhsha...

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