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Regions of Afghanistan that were ‘poppy free’ are now experiencing ‘all-time high’ of poppy cultivation
Monday, November 10, 2014 9:01
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Despite spending billions to eradicate poppy plants in Afghanistan, which is responsible for nearly three-quarters of the world’s heroin, cultivation of the illegal plant has actually reached an “all-time high,” according to federal oversight investigators.
The U.S. government has spent some $7.6 billion on counter-narcotics efforts in the southwest Asian nation, where U.S. forces have been fighting Taliban and al Qaeda militants since 2001, making Afghanistan America’s longest war …. http://www.naturalnews.com
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