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FSN: Afghanistan: High Expectations of Record Opium Crop
Be prepared for the next great transfer of wealth. Buy physical silver and storable food.
UN report reveals rapid growth of poppy farming as western troops get ready to withdraw, which reflects badly on Britain
[Ed. Note: The phrase "rapid growth of poppy farming as western troops get ready to withdraw" seems to ignore the fact that western troops have been actively guarding opium fields, on the record.]
by Emma Graham-Harrison
The Guardian
Twelve years after the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is heading for a near-record opium crop as instability pushes up the amount of land planted with illegal but lucrative poppies, according to a bleak UN report.
The rapid growth of poppy farming as western troops head home reflects particularly badly on Britain, which was designated “lead nation” for counter-narcotics work over a decade ago.
“Poppy cultivation is not only expected to expand in areas where it already existed in 2012 … but also in new areas or areas where poppy cultivation was stopped,” the Afghanistan Opium Winter Risk Assessment found.
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2013-04-15 08:17:00
Source: http://silveristhenew.com/2013/04/15/afghanistan-high-expectations-of-record-opium-crop/
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